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View Poll Results: Which state has the best lakes
Minnesota 105 26.38%
Michigan 122 30.65%
Wisconsin 35 8.79%
Maine 5 1.26%
New York 42 10.55%
New Hampshire 4 1.01%
Washington 14 3.52%
Vermont 1 0.25%
Idaho 8 2.01%
California 21 5.28%
Florida 14 3.52%
Texas 13 3.27%
Ohio 8 2.01%
Arizona 3 0.75%
Nevada 3 0.75%
Voters: 398. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 06-16-2010, 02:33 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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Minnesota has more shoreline than Florida, California & Hawaii...combined.
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Old 06-16-2010, 02:37 PM
 
Location: Lower East Side, Milwaukee, WI
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Only a piece of Lake of the Woods is in Minnesota but it has 65000 miles of shoreline.
You might want to double check your figures. The state of MN only has 7,328.79 sq/mi of shoreline.
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Old 06-16-2010, 02:39 PM
 
Location: Lower East Side, Milwaukee, WI
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Minnesota has more shoreline than Florida, California & Hawaii...combined.
No it doesn't.

Top 10 States By Water Area (in square miles)
1. Alaska -- 91,316.00
2. Michigan -- 39,912.28
3. Florida -- 11,827.77
4. Wisconsin -- 11,187.72
5. Louisiana -- 8,277.85
6. California -- 7,736.23
7. New York -- 7,342.22
8. Minnesota -- 7,328.79
9. Texas -- 6,783.70
10. North Carolina -- 5,107.63


Land and Water Area of States
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Old 06-16-2010, 02:52 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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No it doesn't.

Top 10 States By Water Area (in square miles)
1. Alaska -- 91,316.00
2. Michigan -- 39,912.28
3. Florida -- 11,827.77
4. Wisconsin -- 11,187.72
5. Louisiana -- 8,277.85
6. California -- 7,736.23
7. New York -- 7,342.22
8. Minnesota -- 7,328.79
9. Texas -- 6,783.70
10. North Carolina -- 5,107.63

Land and Water Area of States
Not square miles, you are referencing area. We are referring to linear measurement as in; length of shoreline. My number includes rivers (as does yours, along with the Great Lakes). Believe Jimw144 was stating that LOTW shoreline extends into Canada.

iow...shore length v. water surface

Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline about 70,000 of that is the 6,500 rivers and streams here, the other 20,000 would presumably be the lakes.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/faq/mnfacts/water.html

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Old 06-16-2010, 03:48 PM
 
Location: MINNESOTA
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Not square miles, you are referencing area. We are referring to linear measurement as in; length of shoreline. My number includes rivers (as does yours, along with the Great Lakes). Believe Jimw144 was stating that LOTW shoreline extends into Canada.

iow...shore length v. water surface

Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline about 70,000 of that is the 6,500 rivers and streams here, the other 20,000 would presumably be the lakes.

Lakes, rivers & wetlands: Minnesota Facts & Figures: Minnesota DNR

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Minnesota's is kind of skewed. It counts rivers as well, which takes in effect the Mississippi River and both it's banks.... Also it counts every lake, so even those 10 acre puny lakes, that 'shoreline' counts....

I never liked that stat

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Old 06-16-2010, 04:41 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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Minnesota's is kind of skewed. It counts rivers as well, which takes in effect the Mississippi River and both it's banks.... Also it counts every lake, so even those 10 acre puny lakes, that 'shoreline' counts....

I never liked that stat
Every inch of which is a place to cast a lure.
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Old 06-16-2010, 04:59 PM
 
Location: West Michigan
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Every inch of which is a place to cast a lure.
Yes it is, BUT if other states don't measure shoreline using the same method (which most do NOT) then it isn't comparing the same thing and the numbers are meaningless.
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Old 06-16-2010, 05:42 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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Yes it is, BUT if other states don't measure shoreline using the same method (which most do NOT) then it isn't comparing the same thing and the numbers are meaningless.
Believe the comparison to Cal, Fla & HI is using the same criteria for shoreline for all four states. Though I certainly can't attest to the methodology the DNR uses, it would seem to be a legitimate resource. The 90,000 mile number may seem a bit high at first glance but I see where Michigan's DNR mentions that they have 36,000 miles of rivers and one could deduce that that would add up to 72,000 miles of shoreline in itself.

Never stated anything about Minnesota having the most shoreline of all states, just thought that the concept of the comparison to CA-FL-HI was an interesting fact.

DNR - Michigan DNR at a Glance
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Old 06-16-2010, 08:51 PM
 
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I do not expect NY to win every poll. But Minnesota? What exactly does Minnesota have over NY? As arrogant as it may seem, lets realize the facts.

Reading your posts is sickening.

Go back to Russia !
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Old 06-17-2010, 07:11 AM
 
Location: West Michigan
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I voted for Michigan.

My favorite lake in Michigan? Silver Lake! (It's right next to Lake Michigan, with some beautiful sand dunes in between.)

http://www.sunnycrab.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/michigantrip-silverlakesanddunes.jpg (broken link)
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