What describes a BIG LAKE?

[kaysha]

we're driving along looking for a HUGE lake...waiting patiently... driving... waiting some more... driving... and we see this pond... and we look at each other and think "could this be the BIG LAKE that emmy was talking about?"

[emmy]

well its good you didn't see swan lake, you would have really laughed at that.

[zurielshimon]

I am submitting this reply before reading any of the other replies because I want this response to be unaffected by the discussion that followed the original post.

Based on the information provided - the pictures - I would have to say no.  It is most certainly a large pond, but unless there is a considerable part that is not shown in these pictures, I couldn't say it qualifies as any kind of lake.

I wonder why you ask.  (Now I shall read the discussion.)

[zurielshimon]

Okay, now I've read the discussion and I'm glad to see that, aside from a few who seem to be smoking, most people agree.  Maybe it is a small lake.  Some people's definition of a lake requires the amount of light reaching the bottom not to exceed a certain level.  I wouldn't expect a much larger lake to be contained within a university campus.

And, to answer Jophess's query, yes, I have been by Lake Barkley, but most of my lake hours have been logged at its next-dam neighbor, Kentucky Lake.  These two are certainly large lakes, among the largest artificial lakes in the world.

[Steavis]

my real idea of a big lake would be "Michigan, Huron, Erie, Superior, Ontario" :wink:

[Vultch]

my real idea of a big lake would be "Michigan, Huron, Erie, Superior, Ontario" :wink:

those are Great Lakes, not Big Lakes.

[zurielshimon]

One little testicality! :razz:

[Steavis]

my real idea of a big lake would be "Michigan, Huron, Erie, Superior, Ontario" :wink:

those are Great Lakes, not Big Lakes.

oh.........good point

[vt]

Big Bear Lake (Big Bear, CA) is a rather large lake.  My family and I always spend Christmas in BB.  :lol:

[NESSAussie]

Those are Great Lakes, not Big Lakes.

Michigan & Huron are counted for statisical purposes as a sinlge lake; 2nd
largest surface area in the world (even Erie comes in easily at 10th place)

Australia's Lake Eyre is a mere 9690 square kilometres but the basin that
feeds it is 1,140,000 square kilometres. You can also walk across it as its
rarely full of water. When it is, it definately counts as a 'Big Lake'. I figure
if you can't see across it and attempting to paddle/row across it is means
using up the better part of a day to do it then its a Big Lake. Noteworthy
that the 'Great Lakes' were Big Lakes by North American records of 1615



No debate over the world's most photographed lake though! Nice sunset!!


Peace

Aaron