59% of MLive readers said Lake Erie, an overwhelming number in our poll. Coming in second was Lake Ontario with 23%, followed by Lake Michigan (11%), Lake Superior (6%), and Lake Huron (1%).

Earth's total fresh water has plummeted to an alarming new low, and it could be a sign that climate change is pushing the world into a dangerous phase of global drying, according to a new study.

When intensive modern farming started, there was a staggering 120 cubic miles (500 cubic kilometers) of water beneath the Saudi desert, enough to fill Lake Erie ... of their aquifers by 2008.