<P> Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America . The lake is shared by the Canadian province of Ontario to the north , the US state of Minnesota to the west , and Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to the south . It is generally considered the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area . It is the world 's third - largest freshwater lake by volume and the largest by volume in North America . The furthest north and west of the Great Lakes chain , Superior has the highest elevation and drains into the St. Mary 's River . </P>
<P> Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America . The lake is shared by the Canadian province of Ontario to the north , the US state of Minnesota to the west , and Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to the south . It is generally considered the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area . It is the world 's third - largest freshwater lake by volume and the largest by volume in North America . The furthest north and west of the Great Lakes chain , Superior has the highest elevation and drains into the St. Mary 's River . </P>
which of the great lakes is furthest north
which of the great lakes is furthest north
Lake Superior
Lake Superior