The answer to the question about which of the following choices are not counted as one of the Great Lakes are Great Lake, Great Salt Lake, and Lake Placid.
Great Lake and Lake Erie are the only ones counted as one of the Great Lakes. To make this easier to explain, it is best to mention that there are five lakes in the Great Lakes, namely: 1) Lake Superior, as it name implies, is the largest, coldest and deepest of all the Great Lakes. It has a water surface of 82,100 square kilometers, a depth of 1,332 feet and stands about 600 feet above sea level, 2) Lake Huron has a water surface of 59,600 square kilometers.
Its name is derived from the Wyandot Indians, commonly referred to as Hurons, who used to live in the area, 3) Lake Michigan has a water surface of 57,800 square kilometers and is the only Great Lake which is entirely located in the United States, 4) Erie Lake Erie has a water surface of 25,700 square kilometers and 5) Lake Ontario which has a water surface of 18,960 square kilometers and is located at the base of Niagara Falls.