Talk:List of largest lakes of the United States by area

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OMISSION[edit]

This list is in error. It is missing Lake Erie which on its own Wikipedia page reports a surface area greater than 9000 sq miles. (Unsigned)

Incorrect assumption: "Areas given for lakes shared with Canada and Mexico are for the total area of the lake." For a list of lakes of the United States (read: "Lakes in the United States"), the portion of the lakes in other countries must be excluded. This probably moves Lake Michigan all the way to the top spot, and it moves Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Champlain, and the Lake of the Woods down on the list. IF Lake Erie were included, as it should be.24.156.77.8 (talk) 22:23, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Canadian or American?[edit]

Some of these lakes are partly in Canada. Is the stated "area" only the United States portion? Backspace (talk) 22:31, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, it is not, and this is a salient error. "Salient" = It sticks out like a sore thumb.24.156.77.8 (talk) 22:25, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Area[edit]

I do not understand this list. First, it gives area in miles and km. This is in error. Area is calculated in square miles and square kilometers. Second, there is an icon at the top of the area column. When I click on it, the area values change? What is this all about? Is this maximum and minimum or seasonal variation, or is some-one simply playing games? If it should be there, then it should be clearly labeled. Kdammers (talk) 10:05, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That is a SORT icon (to sort the table, a common Wikipedia function), but unfortunately it's sorting text values, not numbers! You are completely correct about square miles & square kilometers. The page's creator appears to have used correct square mile area in most cases, but called it miles, and then used the linear conversion to kilometers (1KM = 5/8 mile) which makes the kM values totally wrong! I'm working on fixing these problems. JimmB (talk) 14:24, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It appears to still be sorting by text value and not numerical value. I don't know how to fix this, but someone who does should fix it. Lpreams (talk) 19:44, 25 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A fatal flaw that should not be allowed to happen in any way! Wake up!24.156.77.8 (talk) 22:28, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Change of Title[edit]

I propose changing the title of this article to "List of largest lakes of the United States by area." The reason for the change is that the new title would be more consistent with other titles listing largest, tallest, etc. Plus a search of "largest lakes United States" does not come up with this article. Thus, this article is hard to find under its present title. Please advise in you concur or have objections. Smallchief (talk) 20:07, 6 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No objection being heard I changed the title. Smallchief (talk) 13:18, 10 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Theodore Roosevelt Lake[edit]

You must not say "Roosevelt Lake" because there are the Theodore Roosevelt Lake in Arizona (formed by the Theodore Roosevelt Dam) and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake in Washington State, formed by the Grand Coulee Dam.24.156.77.8 (talk) 22:37, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lake McConaughy[edit]

144km^2, not in List https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_McConaughy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.224.223.216 (talk) 12:09, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

According to my source, Lake McConaughy on average has an area of 30,500 acres or 47 square miles. That is less that the 50 square miles which is the low threshold for this list. The acreage on the wikipedia article is probably the acreage when the lake is at full capacity -- but find a good source that says the lake at average water level is more than 50 square miles and put in on the list.Smallchief (talk)

Tustamena Lake[edit]

Tustamena Lake in Alaska has an area of 93.75 sq miles, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm%3Fadfg%3Dviewinglocations.tustumenalakeroad 137.229.78.121 (talk) 21:15, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]