Why is it important that lake erie and lake ontario are connected?

Question

Why is it important that lake erie and lake ontario are connected?

Answer 1

Transportation

Actually, the two lakes are connected by the the Erie Canal.

Answer 2

transportation connecting all of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence seaway

Answer 3

Actually the two lakes are connected by the Niagara River primarily.  The Erie canal is anthropogenic.

And it allows drainage towards the eastern continent, this provides water for the east in large quantities as well as transportation into the interior (however transportation was not direct) and canals had to be built.  If Erie never flowed into Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence would be a much smaller river with massively reduced flow and Canada likely wouldn't have been explored when it was.

Answer 4

tons of cities are connected