The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald lies at the bottom of Lake Superior at a depth of about 530 feet (approximately 160 meters).
Additional Details
- The Edmund Fitzgerald was a large Great Lakes freighter, 730 feet long, that sank in a storm on November 10, 1975.
- The shipwreck is found in two main sections (bow and stern) separated by about 170 feet on the lakebed.
- The depth of water above the wreck remains around 530 feet.
- Lake Superior itself has an average depth of 483 feet and a maximum depth of 1,333 feet.