| 100% | HURON | 5 | Great Lake with the second-largest surface area |
| 63% | HURON | 5 | By surface area, second-largest Great Lake |
| 61% | ERIE | 4 | Second smallest of the Great Lakes in surface area |
| 59% | HURON | 5 | Second largest of the Great Lakes |
| 54% | ONTARIO | 7 | Smallest of the Great Lakes by surface area |
| 53% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake with the shortest name |
| 53% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake with the smallest volume |
| 53% | HURON | 5 | Great Lake with the longest shoreline |
| 53% | ERIE | 4 | Second-smallest Great Lake in surface area |
| 53% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake with the shortest retention time |
| 52% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake with the most abundant fish population |
| 52% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake with the most consumable 26-Down |
| 52% | ERIE | 4 | By surface area, fourth-largest Great Lake |
| 52% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake with the shortest average water residence time |
| 51% | ONTARIO | 7 | Great Lake with the same name as a Canadian province |
| 50% | ERIE | 4 | Pennsylvania city by a Great Lake with the same name |
| 49% | HURON | 5 | Second largest Great Lake |
| 49% | HURON | 5 | Second-largest of the Great Lakes |
| 49% | ERIE | 4 | The second-smallest Great Lake |
| 47% | ASIA | 4 | Continent with the largest area |
| 46% | UTAH | 4 | State with the Great Salt Lake |
| 45% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake whose surface area is 9,910 square miles |
| 45% | ASIA | 4 | Continent with the largest area but the smallest name |
| 45% | ERIE | 4 | The only Great Lake with a four-letter name |
| 45% | ERIE | 4 | One of the Great Lakes with the shortest name |
| 45% | ERIE | 4 | Canal connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River |
| 44% | SUPERIOR | 8 | Great Lake that holds 10% of the world's fresh surface water |
| 44% | ERIE | 4 | Pennsylvania city with the same name as a Great Lake |
| 44% | ERIE | 4 | Second-smallest Great Lake by area |
| 43% | ERIE | 4 | Pennsylvania city that shares its name with the adjacent Great Lake |