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As Mgm mentioned here, we should probably limit this list to contain only lakes, or if we want to include ponds, reservoirs etc, we should rename the page. My recommendation would be to limit this to lakes. There are thousands of lakes alone, without including other bodies of water. — LinguistAtLarge • Talk 15:34, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Just for reference, here are two links that can be used for finding information on lakes in Michigan.
— LinguistAtLarge • Talk 16:19, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Should we list the lakes that have no pages yet? Minnesota's list of lakes includes those entries as well. Some states, though, seem to list ones that have Wiki pages only, unless those are the only lakes in their states... I believe they should be included, but if those are to be included, how will referencing be done? That Michigan government site by county lists a lot of lakes, but not all. Should only those or the ones listed at the above mentioned geonames.usgs.gov site be included it the lake does not have a Wiki page? So far that geonames one is pretty thorough, but there is one it did not find (but unsure if the name is right).
Also I think that even the listings with multiple lakes of the same name (as referenced at the top) should be listed on the list. If nobody minds, I will add Flint Park Lake (aka Devil's Lake) to the list since I do happen to know the acreage after creating Flint Park. Any thoughts or opinions? Quistisffviii ( talk) 10:09, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Just added a bunch of Genesee County, Antrim County, and technically a Lapeer entry but in the midst of it - Wiki logged me out. =P Antrim County has a ton of lakes. Some relatives live there and I know some of the nearby lakes and my cousin gave me a bunch of names too, but not all of them are in Antrim. Quistisffviii ( talk) 14:13, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
1) It would be nice if the sort icons were explained. 2) The area sort icon does not work correctly. It goes by digits in some way that makes some tiny lake be listed as larger than Superior. Kdammers ( talk) 04:08, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
Is there any particular reason why Lake Erie isn't included? Michigan has a decent amount of coastline on it, and even if it's not as much as the other Great Lakes, it still seems significant. Symphonic Spenguin ( talk) 16:11, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
Listing all 62,798 lakes in Michigan seems problematic. Even listing all named lakes might create an overwhelming page (and arguably better for Wikidata anyway). For the sake of sanity, what about focusing this list on named lakes with over 100 acres, or lakes which have an article. Thoughts? -- Varnent ( talk)( COI) 05:51, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
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As Mgm mentioned here, we should probably limit this list to contain only lakes, or if we want to include ponds, reservoirs etc, we should rename the page. My recommendation would be to limit this to lakes. There are thousands of lakes alone, without including other bodies of water. — LinguistAtLarge • Talk 15:34, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Just for reference, here are two links that can be used for finding information on lakes in Michigan.
— LinguistAtLarge • Talk 16:19, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Should we list the lakes that have no pages yet? Minnesota's list of lakes includes those entries as well. Some states, though, seem to list ones that have Wiki pages only, unless those are the only lakes in their states... I believe they should be included, but if those are to be included, how will referencing be done? That Michigan government site by county lists a lot of lakes, but not all. Should only those or the ones listed at the above mentioned geonames.usgs.gov site be included it the lake does not have a Wiki page? So far that geonames one is pretty thorough, but there is one it did not find (but unsure if the name is right).
Also I think that even the listings with multiple lakes of the same name (as referenced at the top) should be listed on the list. If nobody minds, I will add Flint Park Lake (aka Devil's Lake) to the list since I do happen to know the acreage after creating Flint Park. Any thoughts or opinions? Quistisffviii ( talk) 10:09, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Just added a bunch of Genesee County, Antrim County, and technically a Lapeer entry but in the midst of it - Wiki logged me out. =P Antrim County has a ton of lakes. Some relatives live there and I know some of the nearby lakes and my cousin gave me a bunch of names too, but not all of them are in Antrim. Quistisffviii ( talk) 14:13, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
1) It would be nice if the sort icons were explained. 2) The area sort icon does not work correctly. It goes by digits in some way that makes some tiny lake be listed as larger than Superior. Kdammers ( talk) 04:08, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
Is there any particular reason why Lake Erie isn't included? Michigan has a decent amount of coastline on it, and even if it's not as much as the other Great Lakes, it still seems significant. Symphonic Spenguin ( talk) 16:11, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
Listing all 62,798 lakes in Michigan seems problematic. Even listing all named lakes might create an overwhelming page (and arguably better for Wikidata anyway). For the sake of sanity, what about focusing this list on named lakes with over 100 acres, or lakes which have an article. Thoughts? -- Varnent ( talk)( COI) 05:51, 10 February 2017 (UTC)