how deep is the edmund fitzgerald

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Nature

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.