What is the Largest Lake in Every US State?

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19 күн бұрын

The United States is home to some of the world's most famous and important lakes, from the Great Lakes to the Great Salt Lake. Let's take a quick look at the largest lake that's contained within the borders of each of the 50 states, a topic that rules out the Great Lakes and others shared by multiple states. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching! Alphabetized timestamps are below.
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TIMESTAMPS for your convenience:
Biggest Lake in Alabama: 12:00
Biggest Lake in Alaska: 18:32
Biggest Lake in Arizona: 6:17
Biggest Lake in Arkansas: 9:50
Biggest Lake in California: 15:46
Biggest Lake in Colorado: 3:50
Biggest Lake in Connecticut: 3:09
Biggest Lake in Delaware: 0:30
Biggest Lake in Florida: 17:42
Biggest Lake in Georgia: 8:27
Biggest Lake in Hawaii: 1:03
Biggest Lake in Idaho: 13:23
Biggest Lake in Illinois: 6:58
Biggest Lake in Indiana: 4:11
Biggest Lake in Iowa: 4:56
Biggest Lake in Kansas: 5:15
Biggest Lake in Kentucky: 10:33
Biggest Lake in Louisiana: 17:21
Biggest Lake in Maine: 12:20
Biggest Lake in Maryland: 2:48
Biggest Lake in Massachusetts: 6:36
Biggest Lake in Michigan: 5:36
Biggest Lake in Minnesota: 16:37
Biggest Lake in Mississippi: 7:20
Biggest Lake in Missouri: 11:14
Biggest Lake in Montana: 16:15
Biggest Lake in Nebraska: 7:42
Biggest Lake in Nevada: 14:42
Biggest Lake in New Hampshire: 10:10
Biggest Lake in New Jersey: 1:48
Biggest Lake in New Mexico: 8:04
Biggest Lake in New York: 10:53
Biggest Lake in North Carolina: 9:10
Biggest Lake in North Dakota: 16:59
Biggest Lake in Ohio: 4:31
Biggest Lake in Oklahoma: 13:45
Biggest Lake in Oregon: 11:37
Biggest Lake in Pennsylvania: 3:28
Biggest Lake in Rhode Island: 2:29
Biggest Lake in South Carolina: 14:20
Biggest Lake in South Dakota: 14:04
Biggest Lake in Tennessee: 8:50
Biggest Lake in Texas: 15:04
Biggest Lake in Utah: 18:02
Biggest Lake in Vermont: 1:26
Biggest Lake in Virginia: 5:58
Biggest Lake in Washington: 12:39
Biggest Lake in West Virginia: 2:08
Biggest Lake in Wisconsin: 15:26
Biggest Lake in Wyoming: 13:00
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@ChicagoGeographer 7 күн бұрын

Try guessing which lake is which in my newest GeoGuessr play along video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q9yXm7yIzJ7Vfps.html Thanks so much for watching everyone!

@bonecanoe86 18 күн бұрын

Someone from Minnesota needs to rank all 10,000 lakes from best to worst.

@Bradinator 18 күн бұрын

Good idea

@stevepalmberg5905 18 күн бұрын

My number one is lake of the woods.. best fishing

@brqxton8974 18 күн бұрын

Minnesota actually has 11,842 lakes, and Wisconsin has over 15,000(though wisconson only has more because of the different ways these states categorize lakes and ponds)

@namelessperson1523 17 күн бұрын

@@stevepalmberg5905I concur

@user-oh2hs6jh5x 17 күн бұрын

@@brqxton8974 Minnesota requires a lake to be at least 10 acres in order to count as a "lake". Wisconsin just requires 2.2 acres. Minnesota would have considerably more than Wisconsin with identical criteria. Alaska has far more than both MN and WI.

@nkg1190 18 күн бұрын

that "amongus" review of the lake in Hawaii had me rolling; we gotta find that guy and fly him out to see his amogus lake once and for all

@rovsea-3761 18 күн бұрын

The island is privately owned and conserved by the family who owns it for use in preserving native Hawaiian culture. Pretty sure outsiders aren't allowed in.

@hbowman108 17 күн бұрын

The Robinsons ARE Native Hawai'ian culture. They're part white, but they speak Hawai'ian and having their own island is the most Hawai'ian thing ever. Not like that Larry Ellison guy that owns the old estate of the villain Sanford Dole....

@benjamincornia7311 10 күн бұрын

@@rovsea-3761 It is by invitation only.

@countryball-enjoyer 4 күн бұрын

@@hbowman108I’m sorry, hawai’ian?

@hbowman108 4 күн бұрын

@@countryball-enjoyer There's a consonant between the I's in Hawai'i, indicated by an apostrophe. It's usually dropped talking about the state, but it should be used when talking about native Hawai'ians.

@jaspinko 18 күн бұрын

Oops! All Reservoirs

@asajayunknown6290 18 күн бұрын

I wouldn't have included reservoirs. For example, GA has almost no bodies of water that are not reservoirs

@brqxton8974 18 күн бұрын

@@asajayunknown6290 pretty much all of the appalachain states have little to no natural bodies of water, which is sort of odd

@asajayunknown6290 17 күн бұрын

@brqxton8974 yeah, I grew up in Iowa. Cousins were from MN. Always having "discussions" about lakes vs reservoirs. Lakes are generally cleaner, unless it's drought. Then they get green and slimy. Reservoirs are muddier and have some current. I enjoy both, but prefer lakes, except in FL. Not a fan of those large reptiles. 😉

@brqxton8974 17 күн бұрын

@@asajayunknown6290 fellow Iowan with cousins from minnesota aha!

@jss.42 17 күн бұрын

this is basically the history of the salton sea

@barefacedyeti3895 15 күн бұрын

Now we need a list with only natural lakes and a separate list for only manmade lakes

@random_stuff_channel 7 күн бұрын

@joecitizen3955 5 күн бұрын

@@random_stuff_channelYes

@joecitizen3955 5 күн бұрын

Yes

@texasforever7887 4 күн бұрын

Texas doesn't have a single natural lake on the surface and I suspect neither do many other States.

@CobaltYoshi27 18 күн бұрын

Kinda surprised that Massachusetts's largest lake wasn't Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, but after looking it up, it's actually quite small. The fact that its largest lake, or reservoir, is surrounded by undeveloped land probably does help the water quality a lot. I've noticed that their water is a lot better than other states.

@troodon1096 18 күн бұрын

I'm sure it would be first if measuring by how many letters are in its name, rather than by surface area.

@ZakhadWOW 17 күн бұрын

FUN FACT: Quabbin reservoir was the target destination for infestation by the Malicious aliens in "Dreamcatcher" the novel/Movie from Stephen King.. Check it out - the movie has lesser known actors of the time - Jason Lee, Thomas Jane, TImothy Olyphant, Damien Lewis... with a stunning cameo by Morgan Freeman.

@DamonNomad82 17 күн бұрын

Not only is Lake Michigan the largest lake entirely in the US, it's the largest lake (by surface area) in the world that is entirely within one country (Lake Baikal, in Russia, is larger by volume, but has a smaller surface area).

@ZakhadWOW 17 күн бұрын

Lake Baikal is such an unique place in the world, that geologists have estimated the actual rock lakebed/ floor lies below a couple thousand feet of sediment. It has several different ecosystems, much like the ocean tiers.

@tonydentonarms4112 15 күн бұрын

Lake superior is the largest lake in the would by surface area not by volume. Sorry lake Michigan is not the largest

@garyszewc3339 15 күн бұрын

@@tonydentonarms4112 Lake Superior, isn't only a US lake.

@DamonNomad82 15 күн бұрын

@@tonydentonarms4112 You seem to have overlooked six very important words in my statement. For ease and convenience, I will restate them here with increased emphasis so they have some chance of registering in your mind. "THAT IS ENTIRELY WITHIN ONE COUNTRY"! Lake Superior, while larger than Lake Michigan, is divided between the US and Canada. The same is true of Lake Huron. Lake Michigan is entirely within one country: the US.

@winstondietz 14 күн бұрын

@@tonydentonarms4112 Tony..Tony..Tony..have a cup of tea and think about it.

@yinyangsepticruski 18 күн бұрын

YOOOOOO TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES MENTIONED! I used to live there in my childhood. I now live in South Florida, but I miss living in Truth or Consequences (And yes, I did use to swim in the lake 😂). Fond memories were made there; Great video man!

@lamontprice323 17 күн бұрын

The Lake w/swirl on the thumbnail is BearLake, Idaho/Utah.

@pastorjerrykliner3162 17 күн бұрын

Somewhat apocryphal, but the West Virginia legend says that when "Summersville" Dam was built, there was a village near the dam-site called "Gad." It was the Army Corps of Engineers' custom to name the dam and the lake after the nearest town (or village) but nobody in their right mind wanted to call it the "Gad Dam" so they named it after Summersville...which is nowhere really near the dam or even the lakeshore. Various people say that the village of Gad was just on the other side of the dam-site so now is under water...so it's kind of hard to prove whether the story is fact or a bit of folk history. But it's fun either way.

@winstondietz 14 күн бұрын

It's West Virginia so it's probably true. Gad Dam, almost heaven.

@ConnorLangkopf 17 күн бұрын

6:35 Another fun fact about the Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts is that 4 whole towns (Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, & Prescott) were flooded to make it.

@JohnnyAngel8 17 күн бұрын

... and it's pronounced KWAW-bin.

@helmuthvonmoltke6733 18 күн бұрын

Candlewood Lake 😍 for whatever reason the US Census has 5 separate communities all named after Candlewood Lake: Candlewood Isle, Candlewood Knolls, Candlewood Lake Club, Candlewood Orchards, and Candlewood Shores

@windowstudios45 18 күн бұрын

“amongus”- Epinator88, 2022

@bengolding1551 17 күн бұрын

Love this video! Massive fan of all your videos (your US GeoGuessr skills are amazing...) but I love these state run downs. Your Highest Point in Every State is one of my all time faves! Thank you for always making awesome content, CG!

@Shaquille69355 17 күн бұрын

Awesome video! Love these more informative ranking style ones. Would be cool too see this same list but for Canadian provinces!

@williammcgee9026 18 күн бұрын

Very good video! would love to see more similar to this style

@PhilD22 15 күн бұрын

This guys voice is Awesome.

@pauljones2510 14 күн бұрын

Excellent video and narration.

@bringbackdislikes12345 18 күн бұрын

The street view you showed for Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota was actually primarily showing Lake Audubon. The two lakes are separated by an embankment formed by US Highway 83, and the two lakes have been as much as 41' different in surface elevation when the reservoir side is particularly low. The Snake Creek pumping station on the north end of the highway embankment pumps water from Sakakawea to Audubon, maintaining a target surface elevation of about 1847' ASL for Lake Audubon due to irrigation and water supply requirements.

@ChicagoGeographer 17 күн бұрын

Sorry for the oversight, and nice catch. I'm in Sweden this week for GeoGuessr commentary work and rushed to get this video finished before my flight - definitely regretting that choice now since I was a little sloppy, but a lesson learned for sure.

@bringbackdislikes12345 16 күн бұрын

@@ChicagoGeographer It's an easy oversight, they look like the same lake! Not a mark on your video's quality, I just noticed and thought I'd share a fun fact. Have fun in Sweden!

@wife9571 17 күн бұрын

i would love more geo vids like this if you like making them. super high quality!

@RCgeo 18 күн бұрын

I went to Lake Guntersville a few days ago! Beautiful lake, there's an incredible sunset spot there at Weathington Park

@CollinWestland 17 күн бұрын

I was thinking lake Martin would be the largest

@jss.42 17 күн бұрын

it's RC!

@DeliahAyala.2.14.91. 5 күн бұрын

I really enjoyed this. Video was put together very well

@Tomapella 17 күн бұрын

Living in Bloomington, IN, I was happy to see Lake Monroe on here! I recommend visiting again when it's not snowing, nice place 🙂

@Dalton906J 16 күн бұрын

Oh cool, I got family that lives in Bloomington

@WYODutch 17 күн бұрын

Very interesting, well done. Thank You.

@indigo1324 18 күн бұрын

Awesome video! I’d love to see a video about Canada’s largest lakes by province. There’s a lot of big lakes there!

@thecasualcaribou 17 күн бұрын

Fun fact: There are 0 natural lakes in Maryland- which is the only state without a natural lake

@wardarcade7452 17 күн бұрын

Tennessee also had no natural lakes until the Mississippi River earthquakes of 1811-1812 ( one of which is believed to have been the strongest recorded earthquake in US history) REVERSED the flow of that river and created Reelfoot Lake in the northwest corner of the state- still its only natural lake!

@Wemzii0 17 күн бұрын

Texas as well Cross Lake (it’s on the border with Louisiana) is the only one, but again, that’s on the border

@jkhelkenn 14 күн бұрын

KS has natural lakes, just a an oxbow lake-a cut off when the Kansas River changed course.

@jkhelkenn 14 күн бұрын

KS- NO natural lakes.

@Everythingis22 11 күн бұрын

@@Wemzii0I believe you mean Caddo Lake. Cross Lake is fairly close to Caddo Lake but it is in Louisiana. In fact, 3/4 of Caddo is in Louisiana too.

@cribu_ 18 күн бұрын

amazing video!

@Jo30307 18 күн бұрын

I have driven past blue mesa reservior on US-50 and it truly does have stunning eye candy scenery. Very underrated part of colorado if you ask me

@jamesr1767 18 күн бұрын

I’d love to see this for Canada next!

@Wiscotac 9 күн бұрын

Very good production values. Good job.

@elainerose8799 12 күн бұрын

Good stuff CG! and I’ve been to Klamath Lake a couple times

@Lucifer_Cardozo 17 күн бұрын

You should also do largest natural lakes in the US

@reubenmiller-rosenfeld8004 17 күн бұрын

I've been Moosehead, but none of the others. That highway over Lake Pontchartrain looks crazy.

@Accentor100 17 күн бұрын

Great video. So many states have beautiful largest lakes. My state, CA, has the Salton Sea which stinks to high heaven most of the time.

@garrotmon 17 күн бұрын

The great salt pake is probably larger than lliamna lake right now. With last year and this year both having very wet years, causing it to go up a ton over those years

@Thornandsofia 8 күн бұрын

Nice keep up making and posting great videos

@xenialafleur 17 күн бұрын

What's weird is that Houghton Lake in Michigan is a 6 hour drive from Houghton, MI.

@MrMajikman1 12 күн бұрын

Yeah, I thought Gogebic would have been the largest lake in Michigan...which is much closer to Houghton, Mi. Snowmobiled that lake many times!

@DamonNomad82 17 күн бұрын

I actually lived near Milford Lake in Kansas for a couple of years, but didn't know it existed at the time due to living even closer to the similar but slightly smaller Tuttle Creek Reservoir, which was the lake my family always went to when we lived in the area.

@prion42 16 күн бұрын

Grand Lake St Marys was built as a reservoir for the Miami and Erie canal.

@Xingqiwu387 15 күн бұрын

Very interesting video. The speaker's extreme vowel sounds are comparable to the weather guy on Max Velocity channel.

@malikshabazz2065 5 күн бұрын

great work dude! please do a Finger Lakes video when you can. :-)

@DominoHank 17 күн бұрын

i own a house on lake winnipesaukee's birch island lol, this video is great bro keep it up

@MrMajikman1 12 күн бұрын

Whenever I hear the name Lake Winnipesaukee I think of the movie, "What about Bob!"

@user-zs4um9lw3n 15 күн бұрын

That’s Idaho and Utah’s Bear Lake in the thumbnail, known as the Caribbean of the Rockies.

@clayton_earl 9 күн бұрын

Went to carlyle last summer. Beautiful scenery, nice beaches, and great hiking trails. I highly suggest a visit

@neobowler 17 күн бұрын

Ok I drove through Accident, MD last week, not knowing that was the town I was in and ate at a restaurant called The Ridge. The next day I'm checking my checking account and it shows a charge from MD, with the word Accident...and im like what the hell?

@brianarbenz7206 17 күн бұрын

Of all state abbreviations to have after Accident! (Illinois’ abbreviation would fit it better!)

@NicCageCDXX 15 күн бұрын

Went to Carlyle Lake for the first time in April as it was JUST inside the path of totality for the eclipse, and I was really impressed! Rent a cabin was very reasonably priced, and getting to camp in a cabin about 15 feet from a lake, that was cool. Highly recommended!

@stevebradley7721 21 сағат бұрын

@NicCageCDXX Glad you liked it, I live in Carlyle

@whotyjones 15 күн бұрын

I would love to see you and CityNerd do some sort of collab to combine both your knowledge of urban planning and geography to reach a lot of new people

@SirAdamMeek 15 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@timewave02012 17 күн бұрын

I grew up about 3/4 mi from lake Winnebago. Nice to see it rank so high.

@Bbsa_man 17 күн бұрын

The only ones I have been to is Watts Bar lake, lake pontchartrain, and Cumberland lake and they were pretty cool

@jacor653 18 күн бұрын

I was literally just thinking about what it would be like if you did this video, and here it is.

@charlielindgrensmustache 17 күн бұрын

Smith Mountain Lake is quite literally my favorite place in the world. My dad and I are actively campaigning to convince my mom for them to move there when they retire.

@goodson77784 16 күн бұрын

We don't even consider Fort Peck a "lake" in Montana our biggest lakes are Flathead followed by Canyon Ferry

@bigdaddystumps7930 17 күн бұрын

Fun fact about Summerville lake in WV. There’s a city at the bottom of the lake that was flooded over

@ripvanrevs 15 күн бұрын

A lot of the man made lakes have old towns underneath them. We have a few in Ohio.

@LordRicherd 18 күн бұрын

Hey, you are good at this. Do it with the countries of the world, please. 🙂

@jss.42 16 күн бұрын

I have been to the ones in IN, MI, TN, KY, LA. And of course I've flown over the great salt lake countless times

@trapboi1111 7 күн бұрын

Yo CG, can you rank every US National Parks? That would be an interesting watch.

@toomanyjstoomanyrs1705 5 күн бұрын

15:58 many people would think that lake Tahoe is the biggest lake in California (it shares a state border with Nevada). But I drove around Tahoe in about 45 minutes. The Salton Sea took way longer to get around. I was extremely surprised.

@canpiv09 17 күн бұрын

I was curious what would happen if you added in the Canadian provinces to this list, how they would fare. As such, I've reranked the top 20, including lakes entirely within a Canadian province or territory (spoilers, by the way, if you haven't watched the video) 1. Northwest Territories - Great Bear Lake (31,153 km) 2. Manitoba - Lake Winnepeg (24,514 km) 3. Newfoundland and Labrador - Smallwood Reservoir (6,650 km) 4. Nunavut - Nettilling Lake (5,542 km) 5. Ontario - Lake Nipigon (4,848 km) 6. Quebec - Caniapsicau Reservoir (4,318 km) 7. Saskachewan - Wollaston Lake (2,681 km) 8. Alaska - Iliamna Lake (2,622 km) 9. Utah - Great Salt Lake (2,460 km) 10. Florida - Lake Okeechobe (1,891 km) 11. British Colombia - Williston Lake (1,761 km) 12. Louisiana - Lake Pontchartrain (1,634 km) 13. North Dakota - Lake Sakakawea (1,489 km) 14. Alberta - Lake Claire (1,436 km) 15. Minnesota - Red Lake (1,150 km) 16. Nova Scotia - Bras d’Or Lake (1,099 km) 17. Montana - Fort Peck Lake (991 km) 18. California - Salton Sea (824 km) 19. Wisconsin - Lake Winnebago (557 km) 20. Texas - Sam Reyburn Reservoir (464 km) Sorry about the lack of freedom units.

@edmartin875 14 күн бұрын

Requires math.

@joshuaskinner307 14 күн бұрын

A reservoir video would be neat. Kentucky and Barkley lakes are both massive and connected via a canal making them together one of the largest connected watersheds.

@stephaniemurria5534 17 күн бұрын

I grew up in Michigan. Alot of those lakes look like rivers to me 😮

@edmartin875 14 күн бұрын

A lot of those lakes are rivers with dams across them. One of the largest is Lake Mead that was at one time 112 miles long and the largest man-made lake in the country. Because of the height of Hoover Dam across the Colorado River, Lake Mead is quite wide at several places. But, at heart, it is still a river with a dam across it. I have been up in the Northeast end of Lake Mead until we could not get the motor to push us any farther due to the swift river current as the Colorado left the Grand Canyon (This was about 1958).

@barrymickelson1184 16 күн бұрын

MN actually has about 14000, everything from lake como which is basically a large mud puddle to mille lac which is an inland sea

@Botoburst 13 күн бұрын

Lake Winnebago is pretty cool; part of the Niagara escarpment runs on its east side. The same escarpment the falls fall over in NY and Ontario.

@GuestifiedVFX 10 күн бұрын

I almost live along lake Winnebago

@mattgoettl6796 17 күн бұрын

I'm on number 42 as I write this, and I'm subscribing. You have a great voice for KZfaq!

@ZakhadWOW 17 күн бұрын

he sure sounds a lot older than he looks! Its that MOVIE ANNOUNCER effect for sure/.

@henrycoversguitar 17 күн бұрын

Yeah, that camping trip was damn cold

@ChicagoGeographer 17 күн бұрын

I've never been colder in my life lmao that was a wild time

@brendakeasbey422 10 күн бұрын

Taking a quick pause to say you've finally mentioned a lake I've heard of...Lake McConaughy in Nebraska! We camped at that tiny lake just below the dam, Lake Ogallala three weeks ago on a quick 6k mile road trip to the PNW 🙂! Back to the video; you haven't mentioned my home state of Texas yet where most if not all of the lakes of any size are reservoirs.

@DuckOfRubber 17 күн бұрын

Depending on how technical you want to get, Lakes Michigan and Huron could be argued to be one lake that just narrows in the middle similar to Minnesota’s Red Lake. While it’s quite narrow relative to the rest of the lake(s) Macinac Strait is still several miles across.

@user-sd4xt6jg3l 14 күн бұрын

well this video blew up!!! Nice one :)

@mattsillivan6343 17 күн бұрын

Montana's largest lake is Flathead lake, largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi

@StatsJedi 17 күн бұрын

This made me wonder about the District of Columbia, which has Kingman Lake, smaller than all 50 states' lakes.

@EagleAirwaysOfficalAero 17 күн бұрын

2:32 In 1981, Flight 458 crash landed on the Scituate Reservoir after an in-flight fire, when it crashed landed, only one person died and 11 more survived.

@CarterHarrison2000 Күн бұрын

Great Video, though as a native Utahan I do have a comment on the Great Salt Lake. Though it is currently very low, we actually have had two good snow years in a row as of 2024 so the lake has actually been rising recently. If you go to google earth and zoom in on the great salt lake you may notice that it changes size, because the satellite imagery is more recent on the zoomed out image. It's a great way to see how much the lake has recovered, and I hope it continues to do so.

@Steveofthejungle8 18 күн бұрын

Save the GSL so we’re not breathing in arsenic here in Utah!

@GuestifiedVFX 10 күн бұрын

Wisconsinite here. I actually almost live along Lake Winnebago and see it every day!

@jessicalaurin9528 18 күн бұрын

Lake Winnebago is amazing! My godparents have a house right on it and its pretty shallow around the edges (then it drops off but you know)

@walleyeguy87 16 күн бұрын

I enjoyed your video! With that said Red lake is two different lakes. Upper red lake and lower red lake. They are vastly different from each other in depth and terrain.

@bnthern 18 күн бұрын

wll done thank yopu - i'll look for more of your videos

@jjsplace4266 8 күн бұрын

As a fellow Illinoian I highly recommend going camping at Carlyle lake it is incredibly beautiful with tons of amazing trails I’ve also drivin the lake pontchartrain causeway and it is absolutely insane water as far as the eye can see in some parts

@danmilew 15 күн бұрын

Not me skipping straight to Illinois because I live there too 😂😂😂

@AForrest1314 6 күн бұрын

This is actually useful for fishing because you can find large areas that (probably) have fish in it near you.

@jumpanama 15 күн бұрын

What's interesting is that, in the wet season, the Everglades is either a 50-100 mile wide slow moving river from Okeechobee to Florida Bay, or a giant 6,000 sq mile lake that's an extension of Okeechobee. If you're including River reservoirs and seasonal lakes, then in my opinion the seasonal Everglades/Okeechobee should count as the largest lake located entirely in a state.

@tommurphy7225 17 күн бұрын

The largest natural lake in New Mexico is called Stinking Lake.

@uniseine 16 күн бұрын

For being in a math intensive field, you should know that an average depth can not have a range.

@kathleenredick275 14 күн бұрын

It's probably AI. 😂

@sayansingha6370 6 күн бұрын

Yo I went to Raystown Lake, PA last summer, didn't realize it's the largest one in PA!

@dangrosnick5329 17 күн бұрын

Someone with a voice like yours, you should look into getting work as an announcer or narrator.

@ChicagoGeographer 17 күн бұрын

Thanks! I'm currently in Sweden commentating the GeoGuessr Asia-Pacific tournament and worked with them for the European one as well. Definitely am interested in pursuing that type of work alongside my current content creation job

@sheepie1204 18 күн бұрын

Still have not seen Red Lake! However, I've been to Red Lake County, which is NOT named after the lake but instead Red Lake River.

@neuroticplays 17 күн бұрын

Now you need to do the 50 deepest lakes

@Synnx 17 күн бұрын

I like the idea of doing the largest cave in every state

@frajoladellagato 16 күн бұрын

Does every state have caves?

@michaelrichmond408 17 күн бұрын

Michigan also has lake saint Clair’s but half of the lake is part of Canada but it’s a huge lake

@tommunyon2874 11 күн бұрын

I had almost forgotten about Blue Mountain Reservoir. We were driving to my godparents' place in Grand Junction in the summer of 1968 when we came across this marvel. It seemed to go on forever.

@jamesknapp64 17 күн бұрын

5:28 I was shocked Milford Lake is bigger than anything in Colorado and surprised it was this high on the list.

@lordofkebs5463 6 күн бұрын

Used to go fishing at Milford Lake in Kansas growing up, but nowadays there’s a really bad algae outbreak that’s been killing fish and making people very sick

@deracer69 11 күн бұрын

i was born and raised in Illinois, about 45 miles north of Chicago, and a lake i lived by in my teen years is Gages Lake, which is roughly around a mile and a half long, but there is a little history with Gages lake that in the deepest section of 90ft there is actually a mansion under the water that was being moved back in the early 1900's during the winter time, but the ice broke and the mansion and the many horses went down with it

@JMoney615 18 күн бұрын

I live on lake Hartwell which is the 61st biggest in the country but split between two states so it’s never featured in any lists

@decibellone696 16 күн бұрын

for me anyway - nothing better than a grand lake!

@debcamptown6257 Күн бұрын

Prior to the 2018 Lelani eruption Green Lake (Ka Wai a Pele) was the largest Lake in Hawaii. Lava evaporated it in spectacular fashion

@AnabolicRick915 Күн бұрын

I drove up from Arizona into central Oregon and drove through Klamath Lake and I had NEVER seen so many mosquitos in my entire life. The but splatter made it sound like it was pouring rain from the MILLIONS of them flying in the air. I had to pull over a ways up the road to wipe my windshield down as I could hardly see anything. It was remarkable stuff.