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There is a geographical oddity that I've seen posted a couple places on the internet that seems to make no sense and be blatantly false to me. It claims that every lake in the state of Ohio is man-made and that there are no natural lakes there. How on earth do they not take Lake Erie into account when they make this claim?
Right, there are offically 110 natural lakes in Ohio with an area larger than five acres: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/portals/35/i..._Ohio_1991.pdf
Lake Erie isn't included in the list, perhaps because it is shared by other states and Canada.
There is a geographical oddity that I've seen posted a couple places on the internet that seems to make no sense and be blatantly false to me. It claims that every lake in the state of Ohio is man-made and that there are no natural lakes there. How on earth do they not take Lake Erie into account when they make this claim?
In my native Southeast, there are hardly any natural freshwater lakes save for Florida, at least large enough to put a motorboat in and ski. The only other exception is Oxbow lakes up and down the Mississippi.
In my native Southeast, there are hardly any natural freshwater lakes save for Florida, at least large enough to put a motorboat in and ski. The only other exception is Oxbow lakes up and down the Mississippi.
Lake Maurepas (Lake Pontchtartrain's little brother) is fresh water.
In my native Southeast, there are hardly any natural freshwater lakes save for Florida, at least large enough to put a motorboat in and ski. The only other exception is Oxbow lakes up and down the Mississippi.
I know that the south in general has very few natural lakes; When I lived in NC everything in our area that was called a "lake" was actually a reservoir where boating was permitted but heavily regulated and there was really no such thing as "lakefront property" as homes and businesses couldn't be built with frontage on the reservoir (as it was public domain). I'm not saying I think it's odd for there to be a state that doesn't have any natural lakes; I just think that to make such a claim for Ohio is very false.
The drive for Morgantown, WV to New York City is faster than the drive to New York City from Buffalo, NY.
Reminds me of one of my favorite oddities posted some time ago. The closest route between the city limits of Buffalo and the city limits of Detroit is completely outside the United States.
In fact, if American cities had all kept the old names of their original settlements, professional sports leagues would have teams called the
New Amsterdam Yankees
Shackamaxon Eagles
Pumpkinville Diamondbacks
Duwamps Seahawks
Montana City Broncos
Westport Chiefs
Thrasherville Braves
Losantiville Bengals.
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