Lake Superior the Soo Locks. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world in area (if Lakes Michigan and Huron are taken separately; "see Lake Michigan–Huron"), and the third largest in volume, behind Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. The Caspian Sea, while larger than Lake Superior in both surface area and volume, is brackish; though presently isolated, prehistorically the Caspian has been repeatedly connected to and isolated from the Mediterranean via the Black Sea. Lake Superior has a surface area of , which is approximately the size of South Carolina or Austria. It has a
Lake Lotela Lake Lotela Lake Lotela is a natural freshwater lake in Highlands County, Florida. It is one of the county's larger lakes, with a surface area of . Its maximum depth is . It is at the southeast corner of Avon Park, Florida. Lake Lotela's largest part is circular. A circular cove is on its northwest and another circular cove is on its west side. The lake is approximately across. Lake Lotela is almost entirely surrounded by houses. While most appear to be occupied by middle income or affluent families, some of those on the two coves are somewhat dilapidated. A