Green Bay is an arm of Lake Michigan, located along the south coast of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the east coast of Wisconsin. It is separated from the rest of the lake by the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin, the Garden Peninsula in Michigan, and the chain of islands between them, all formed by the Niagara Escarpment.
What is the average depth of Green Bay?
The upper half of Green Bay is generally deeper than 20 m, with a maximum depth of 54 m west of Washington Island, though it becomes very shallow in the extreme northern end. The lower half of the bay, south of Chambers Island, is 30 m deep near the island, but becomes very shallow in the southern end.
How wide is the Bay of Green Bay?
Green Bay is some 120 miles (193 km) long, with a width ranging from about 10 to 20 miles (16 to 32 km); it is 1,626 square miles (4,210 km2) in area. At the southern end of the bay is the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, where the Fox River enters the bay.
