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Originally Posted by Ghengis
no, it's not...
10 Lakes/4 “reservoirs” that are larger than Winnebago
22,300 mi - Lake Michigan
9,940 mi – Lake Erie
1,014 mi – Lake Iliamna (Alaska)
685 mi – Lake Oahe* (North Dakota)
662 mi – Lake Okeechobee
631 mi – Lake Pontchetrain
520 mi – Lake Sakakawea (Alaska)
453 mi – Becharof Lake (Alaska)
427 mi – Red Lake (Minnesota)
404 mi – Selawik Lake (Alaska)
393 mi – Fort Peck Lake* (Montana)
254 mi – Lake Powell*
247 mi – Lake Mead*
216 mi – Devils Lake (North Dakota)
Lets change the tune of this thread as the Minnesota, Michigan, New York battles are going in circles.
What is your favorite particular lake?
Mine is Lake Champlain (Vermont/New York)
Burlington VT waterfront
Excellent idea.
Way too many too count, so I decided cheat and pick 10. These are in no in order at all.
Lake Superior (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ontario)
Lake Champlain (Vermont, New York)
Lake Michigan (Wisconsin, Chicago, Michigan)
Lake Ontario (Ontario, New York)
Lake George (New York)
Lake Tahoe (California, Nevada)
Crater Lake (Oregon)
Lake Placid (New York)
Moosehead Lake (Maine)
Lake of the Woods (Minnesota, Ontario, Manitobia)
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Man Made Lakes are cool too
Before people go off dissing man made lakes, check out Lake Powell in Utah. This Lake is awesome! Water is clean, scenery is breathtaking, lots of fun recereation, houseboating, jetskiing. Good times!
10 Lakes/4 “reservoirs” that are larger than Winnebago
22,300 mi - Lake Michigan
9,940 mi – Lake Erie
1,014 mi – Lake Iliamna (Alaska)
685 mi – Lake Oahe* (North Dakota)
662 mi – Lake Okeechobee
631 mi – Lake Pontchetrain
520 mi – Lake Sakakawea (Alaska)
453 mi – Becharof Lake (Alaska)
427 mi – Red Lake (Minnesota)
404 mi – Selawik Lake (Alaska)
393 mi – Fort Peck Lake* (Montana)
254 mi – Lake Powell*
247 mi – Lake Mead*
216 mi – Devils Lake (North Dakota)
Just off the top of my head: Powell and Mead are man-made. Pontchetrain is salt water. Lake Oahe is a reservoir located in several states.
I'll try and make myself a tad clearer. Referring to the lower 48 -- Lake Winnebago is the 2nd largest natural freshwater inland lake that's located in just one state.
But I get a lot of sarcastic responses about our 15,000 lakes here and they are always like "woah, 15,000 large ponds, that must be real cool" or "Yeah, but they are what they are-lakes"
Minnesota has not only a TON of lakes, but a lot of LARGE lakes. we have 3 lakes with OVER 100,000 acres in area. That's NOT counting Lake of the Woods or Lake Superior.
In my honest opinion, the "State with the Best Lakes" goes..
1. Michigan - The # of lakes- (10,000+, but by 4 acre standards) The 2 peninsulas on Great Lakes
2. Minnesota - The # of lakes- (15,000), Lake Superior, and large lakes like Red, Mille Lacs, Lake of the Woods, Gull Lake and Lake Minnetonka and White Bear
3. Wisconsin - The outcome if MI and MN had S.e.X and produced a child. Outdoorsy-ness of MN, plus the Great Lakes feel of Michigan
4. New York - Finger Lakes, Great Lakes Access, plus their lakes have Hills by them
These 4 are what I was thinking and I am thinking Maine as #5. The big question of course --- what is Alaska like?
Anyways I looked up "State Water Areas" and came up with suprising results. Michigan and Wisconsin folks are going to be happy with this!
Florida has its long beautiful saltwater coasts but they have a decent amount of freshwater as well. North Dakota is kettle pond and pot hole country. I tend to think of Nevada as a desert and I was suprised to see they have so much freshwater.
Just off the top of my head: Powell and Mead are man-made. Pontchetrain is salt water. Lake Oahe is a reservoir located in several states.
I'll try and make myself a tad clearer. Referring to the lower 48 -- Lake Winnebago is the 2nd largest natural freshwater inland lake that's located in just one state.
Fourth, even by your progressively selective standards, just like a good cheese-head tho, fighting for 2nd place to the very end.
662 mi – Lake Okeechobee
427 mi – Red Lake (Minnesota)
216 mi – Devils Lake (North Dakota)
ARE THERE ANY DIFFERENCES AMONGST THE GREAT LAKES??
BESIDES THE OBVIOUS - SIZE and BORDERS?
Lake Superior --- the wild lake. The largest, cleanest, coldest and most undeveloped of the lakes. There are moose, bear and wolves in the woods. For peope who like to get away from it all. Isle Royale, Apostle Islands, Pukaskwa NP, plus a city with the cool name of Thunder Bay!
Lake Michigan --- The civilized lake. Chicagoland & Milwaukee. Lots of vacation areas in Wisconsin and Michigan. Door Peninsula, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Indiana Dunes.
Lake Erie --- The industrial lake. Cleveland, Buffalo and Toledo. Detroit not too far away. Lots of farms in Ontario and Ohio. Very shallow and once polluted but on the way back now. Some interesting Ohio islands plus Erie, PA. Point Pelee NP.
Lake Ontario --- The Main Street Lake. A good part of Canada's population lives on or near its shores. City of Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe. However, the American (NYS) side is mostly rural. Niagara Frontier and Thousand Islands nearby.
Lake Huron --- The quiet unknown lake. Lots of islands. The Bruce Peninsula. Err, I need help with this lake, lol!
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Man Made Lakes are cool too
