In this article, we will look into 50 most frequently asked questions about World's lakes. In our planet, lakes plays an important role for human survival. It provides water supply for drinking, irrigation and even for industrial use. It also plays a vital role in both flood and drought control in many parts of the world. It is mainly divided into two types - Fresh water Lake and Salt water Lake. We will see all the most frequently asked questions about World's lakes in below section.

50 Most Frequently Asked Questions About the World's Lakes

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1. What is Lake ?

Ans. A lake is a body of water that is surrounded by land from all the sides. It occupies an inland basin of some specific size.

2. How does Lake forms ?

Ans. Lake can be formed due to several reasons. It can be formed due to erosion and deposition of rivers, due to melting of glaciers in the depression, due to deposition of rain water or sometimes due to volcanic activity.

3. How deep is Lake Michigan ?

Ans. It is 281m deep.

4. How deep is Lake Superior ?

Ans. It is around 406m deep.

5. How many great lakes are there ?

Ans. There are five great lakes out there :-

• Lake Superior
• Lake Huron
• Lake Michigan
• Lake Erie
• Lake Ontario

6. How deep is Lake Tahoe ?

Ans. The maximum depth of Lake Tahoe in 501m.

7. Which state in US has the most human made Lakes ?

Ans. The state of Oklahoma has more than 200 manmade lakes.

8. How many lakes are in Minnesota ?

Ans. According to latest data, Minnesota has around 14,380 lakes.

9. Where is Lake Powell ?

Ans. Lake Powell is located in northern Arizona, US and stretches up into southern Utah.

10. How deep is Crater Lake ?

Ans. The maximum depth of Crater Lake is 594 m.

11. How deep is Lake Erie ?

Ans. The maximum depth of Lake Erie is 64 m.

12. Where is Crater Lake ?

Ans. It is located in Southern Oregon on the crest of the Cascade Mountain range in the United States.

13. Where is Lake placid ?

Ans. It is located in the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York, the United States.

14. What geology made the finger lakes region ?

Ans. The Finger Lakes originated as a series of northward-flowing rivers that existed in what is now central New York State. About two million years ago, during a period known as the Pleistocene glaciation, sheets of ice crept south and buried those valleys under ice.

As the glaciers pushed south, they gouged the bottoms and sides of the narrow valleys, deepening and widening them into vertical U shapes. This process, known as glacial scouring, likely happened multiple times as orbital variations in global climate called Milankovitch cycles produced cycles of advancing and retreating ice. More on NASA official website.

15. Which is the deepest lake in the World ?

Ans. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world with a depth of 1642m.

16. What state in United States has the most naturally formed lakes ?

Ans. Alaska is the state with the most naturally formed lakes, containing 3,197 lakes and over 3 million unnamed lakes.

17. Where is Lake Tahoe located ?

Ans. Lake Tahoe is located between the border of California and Nevada in the United States.

18. Where is Don Pedro Lake ?

Ans. Don Pedro Lake is located in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of California in the United States.

19. How deep is Lake Huron ?

Ans. It is around 229 m deep.

20. Where is Lake George ?

Ans. It is located at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York.

21. What are the Great Lakes ?

Ans. Great Lakes are the group of five interconnected Fresh Water lakes with sea-like characteristics in the mid-east region of North America that connect to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.

22. Where is Lake of the Ozarks ?

Ans. Lake of the Ozarks are located in the scenic Ozark Mountains of south-central Missouri, U.S.

23. How deep is Lake Mead ?

Ans. The maximum depth of Lake Mead is 162m.

24. How deep is Lake Pontchartrain ?

Ans. The maximum depth of Lake Pontchartrain is 20m.

25. How many Lakes in Michigan ?

Ans. As per the definition of lake in Michigan, it contains around 10,031 lakes.

26. What is the largest lake in the World ?

Ans. Caspian Sea is the World's largest Lake.

27. How big is Lake Michigan ?

Ans. It is the second largest Great Lake by volume with a surface area of about 58,030 square kilometers.

28. Where is Lake Titicaca ?

Ans. Lake Titicaca is located on the high Andes plateau, along the border between Peru and Bolivia.

29. How Deep is the Great Salt Lake ?

Ans. Great Salt Lake has maximum depth of only 10m.

30. How many Lakes are in Wisconsin ?

Ans. As per the recent data, Wisconsin has around 15,000 Lakes.

31. Is Michigan Salt Water lake ?

Ans. No, Michigan is a Fresh Water Lake.

32. Which is the deepest lake in the United States ?

Ans. Crater Lake with a depth of 592m is the deepest lake in the United States.

33. Where is Lake Champlain ?

Ans. It is located mainly within the borders of the United States but also across the US-Canada border into the Canadian province of Quebec.

34. Where is Lake Como ?

Ans. Lake Como is located in Lombardy, Italy.

35. Why is Lake Lanier so dangerous ?

Ans. Lake Lanier has its bottom covered with tree trunks and other debris that can easily entangle swimmers. The floor also drops steeply in places making it one of the dangerous lakes.

36. How deep is Lake Baikal ?

Ans. The maximum depth of Lake Baikal is 1642m.

37. How deep is Ontario Lake ?

Ans. The maximum depth of Ontario Lake is 244m.

38. How many Lakes are in Alaska ?

Ans. Alaska has more than 3 million lakes of size greater than 5 acres.

39. Is Lake Chad a man made lake ?

Ans. No, it is a natural lake.

40. Where is flathead lake ?

Ans. Flathead Lake is located in the northwest region of Montana, United States.

41. Where is Iron Lake ?

Ans. Iron Lake is a lake located east of Powley Place, New York.

42. Where is Lake Victoria ?

Ans. Lake Victoria is located mainly in Tanzania and Uganda but bordering on Kenya.

43. How deep is Lake Ontario ?

Ans. The maximum depth of Lake Ontario is 244m.

44. How many natural lakes are in Maryland ?

Ans. Maryland has more than 100 Lakes.

45. Which is the largest man made lake in the World ?

Ans. Lake Kariba is the World's largest man-made Lake.

46. Which country has the most number of natural lakes ?

Ans. Canada has the most number of natural lakes.

47. What is the largest lake in Africa ?

Ans. Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa.

48. Where is Lake Lanier ?

Ans. Lake Lanier is located in North Georgia, just 60 miles from the state capitol of Atlanta.

49. How big is Lake Tahoe ?

Ans. Lake Tahoe is about 35 km long and 19 km wide with a surface area of about 490 square kilometers.

50. Where is Lake Geneva ?

Ans. Lake Geneva is located on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France.