Largest shipwrecks on the Great Lakes Isaac M. Scott !scope="row"|"SS Charles S. Price Largest shipwrecks on the Great Lakes The Great Lakes are the largest bodies of freshwater in the world. They are five giant freshwater lakes, named Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Thousands of vessels have sailed on the lakes from the late 15th century to the present day. Thousands of ships sank on the lakes from 1679 when "LaSalle"'s wooden barque the "Le Griffon" was lost, to the 1975 sinking of the giant freighter "Edmund Fitzgerald" on Lake Superior. Many of these shipwrecks were never found, so the
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