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Volume of water in Lake Superior

Volume of water in Lake Superior (11,600 km^3)

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If Volume of water in Lake Superior (11,600 km^3) was a standard unit ...

  • Volume of water in Lake Baikal (23,600 km^3)...more would be 2 x Volume of water in Lake Superior
  • Volume of water in the Samara Dam (Russia) (57.3 km^3)...more would be 1/200 of Volume of water in Lake Superior
  • Volume of water in the Fort Peck Dam (USA) (23 km^3)...more would be 1/500 of Volume of water in Lake Superior

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