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That depends a great deal on the size of the lake and what of the many aspects you would like to measure. Let's take Lake Michigan.

I would measure the...

width and length in miles

surface area in square miles

depth in feet

volume in cubic miles

retention time in years

elevation in feet

pollutants in parts per million

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