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Page move and expansion & merge

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If nobody opposes, I'll combine this article with Largest Lakes in Europe (Western, Central & Eastern) and move the page to List of largest lakes of Europe and include lakes from the rest of Europe. Even if the size of the list doubles it still isn't very large. — JyriL talk 10:30, 29 August 2

Actually, there are not that many > 100 km² lakes (although this may be incomplete):
Name Alternative names Country Size (km²)
Ladoga Лáдожское Óзеро, Laatokka Russia 17700
Onega Onego, Онежское озеро, Ääninen, Äänisjärvi Russia 9894
Kuybyshev Kuybyshevskoye Reservoir, Ку́йбышевское водохрани́лище Russia 6450
Rybinsk Rybinskoye Reservoir, Ры́бинское водохрани́лище Russia 4500
Peipus Peipsi-Pihkva järv, Чудско-Псковское озеро, Peipussee Estonia, Russia, Latvia, Belarus 3555
Tsimlyansk Tsimlyanskoye Reservoir, Цимля́нское водохрани́лище Russia 2702
Saratov Саратовское водохрани́лище Russia 1831
Gorky Горьковское водохрани́лище Russia 1591
Beloye Белое озеро Russia 1290
Vygozero Выгозеро, Uikujärvi Russia 1250
Topozero Топозеро, Tuoppajärvi Russia 986
Ilmen Ильмень Russia 982 (733–2090)
Segozero Сегозеро, Seesjärvi Russia 906
Imandra Имандра, Imantero Russia 876
Pyaozero Пяозеро, Pääjärvi Russia 659
Kovdozero Ковдозеро Russia 608
Mingachevir Azerbaijan 605
Balaton Hungary 592
Vozhe Russia 416
Kubenskoye Кубенское озеро Russia 407
Sheksninskoye Russia 380
Scutari Skadar Lake, Skadarsko jezero, Скадарско језеро, Liqeni i Shkodrës Albania, Montenegro 370–530
Ohrid Охридско Езеро, Ohridsko Ezero, Liqeni i Ohrit Albania, Macedonia 358
Lacha Lache, Ла́ча, Ла́че Russia 356
Manych-Gudilo Маныч-Гудило Russia 344
Ivankovo Ivankovskoye Reservoir, Ива́ньковское водохрани́лище Russia 327
Vodlozero Водлозеро, Vodlajärvi Russia 322
Umbozero Умбозеро Russia 313–422
Võrtsjärv Wirzsee Estonia, Latvia 270
Syamozero Сямозеро, Säämäjärvi, Seämärvi Russia 265–270
Middle Kuyto Среднее Куйто, Keski-Kuittijärvi Russia 257
Đerdap Serbia 253
Uglich Uglichskoye Reservoir, У́гличское водохрани́лище Russia 249
Keret Кереть, Kierettijärvi Russia 223
Nyuk Нюк, Nuokkijärvi Russia 214–230
Seliger Селигер Russia 212
Lovozero Ловозеро, Луяввьр, Luujäuˊrr, Lujávri, Luujärvi Russia 200
Upper Kuyto Верхнее Куйто, Ylä-Kuittijärvi Russia 198
Prespa Преспанското Езеро, Μεγάλη Πρέσπα, Liqeni i Prespës Albania, Greece, Macedonia 190
Leksozero Лексозеро Russia 166
Étang de Berre estanh de Bèrra, mar de Bèrra France 155
Elton Эльтон Russia 150
Yalpug Озеро Ялпуг Ukraine 149
Lower Kuyto Нижнее Куйто, Ala-Kuittijärvi Russia 141
Tisza Kisköre Reservoir, Tisza-tó, Kiskörei-víztározó Hungary 127
Engozero Энгозеро Russia 122
Kolvitskoye Колвицкое озеро Russia 121
Baskunchak Баскунчак Russia 115
Śniardwy der Spirdingsee Poland 114
Mamry Mauersee Poland 104
Koronia Λίμνη Κορώνεια Greece 100
Lubāns Lubanas Latvia 25–100

Nizhnekamsk Reservoir/Lower Kama Reservoir

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Why isn't it listed? Its surface area is 1,084 km², according to its Wiki page. 176.52.33.49 (talk) 22:33, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Miss calculation of conversion

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The Lake Garda is bigger than Lake Mjøsa in kilometers² but yet in Miles² it is smaller. I assume this is a conversion error but i realise it could also be based on varying sizes of lakes. Bilingual squirel (talk) 12:06, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good eyes! It's not so much a conversion error as it is a conversion and precision problem. For Garda we've entered 370 square kilometers (two places of precision) and converted it to square miles (370.00000 km2 = 142.8578 mi2 or so; our conversion appropriately recognizes the precision and rounds to 140, that is, two places of precision).
For Mjøsa we have entered 365 (that's three precision places) and our conversion is agreeably so precise (365.00000 km2 = 140.92729 mi2 or so, and we get 141, that is, three places of precision, as a result).
This could be fixed, or addressed, or maybe swept under a carpet with an appropriate footnote if only we had sources cited for ANY of these figures. But we don't so I don't know how two tweak these two lakes (or any others that exhibit the same problem). Possibly we could increase the precision of our listed areas, but that would depend entirely on our sources (which we apparently do not have), so we're stuck. Or said another way, <anguished sarcasm> it doesn't matter what we put in our table, as it's all unsourced and not verifiable from the page itself.</anguished sarcasm> Not that I'm bitter. — JohnFromPinckney (talk / edits) 18:57, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]