Does Lake Ontario drain into the ocean?
Does Lake Ontario drain into the ocean? Lake Ontario is the easternmost Great Lake. It's surrounded by New York and the Canadian province of Ontario. Water flows out out Lake Ontario through the St. Lawrence River on its way to the Atlantic Ocean.
Is Lake Ontario clean or dirty?
The opposite of Lake Superior in almost every way, Lake Ontario is the easternmost, lowest in elevation, smallest in surface area and perhaps the most polluted Great Lake.
Why is Lake Ontario not salt water?
The Great Lakes are not (noticeably) salty because water flows into them as well as out of them, carrying away the low concentrations of minerals in the water, writes Michael Moore of Toronto. Eventually, this water, with its small load of dissolved minerals or salts, reaches the sea.