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Lake Saint Clair

Lake Saint Clair c.490 sq mi (1,270 sq km), 27 mi (43 km) long, on the U.S.-Canadian border, between SW Ont. and SE Mich. The St. Clair River (41 mi/66 km long) flows into the lake from Lake Huron; the Detroit River drains it S into Lake Erie. The lake is one of the busiest sections of the Great Lakes Waterway. The lake region is a popular summer vacation area.

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Saint Clair, Canada‐USA A river that forms part of the boundary between Canada and the USA, and a lake, also forming part of the border, into which it flows. The river is named after the American general Arthur St Clair (1736–1818); the lake is also said to be named after him, although it was originally named by Robert Cavelier, sieur de la Salle^†, after St Clare (1194–1253) because he, or the Franciscan missionary Father Louis Hennepin, discovered it on her feast day, 12 August (now 11 August) 1679.

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