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The British and the Americans needed three different fleets to fight for control the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. Thanks to the natural barrier of Niagara Falls and its 167-foot drop, both countries built ships in an attempt to control the four western lakes – Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior – and a separate task force to fight on Lake Ontario. The third squadrons were built for fighting on Lake Champlain.