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CLEVELAND \u2014 Shut off all the water flowing into Lake Erie and it would take about 2.6 years for it to run dry.<\/p>\n

Turn the spigots back on and dam the Niagara River so nothing flows out, and it would take the same amount of time for Lake Erie to fill back up.<\/p>\n

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