Lake Visualization Issues

Users discuss inaccuracies, omissions, and characteristics of lakes in a geographical mapping or visualization tool, highlighting missing Great Lakes, man-made dams, seasonal variations, and real-world examples.

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willvarfar Mar 24, 2020 View on HN

The article talks about a seasonal lake. Perhaps the size changes depending on time of year?

maxxxxx Apr 20, 2017 View on HN

Hope you are avoiding glacier lakes :-)

quaintdev May 21, 2023 View on HN

Who would have thought lakes could choke surrounding area. TIL

tristor Jan 17, 2023 View on HN

Ask all the lakes that have shrunk or dried up because their outflows exceed their inflows.

kwillets Apr 3, 2017 View on HN

A lake is what you get after everything runs downhill.

jacquesm May 27, 2021 View on HN

Is there a lake there in real life?

okasaki Apr 21, 2023 View on HN

Presumably you have pools, lakes, and rivers though.

superdude Nov 26, 2016 View on HN

Really puts into perspective how much water is in the great lakes!

grandinj May 9, 2025 View on HN

Sounds like an opportunity to get an inland lake!

pmjordan Mar 18, 2010 View on HN

Those lakes are almost certainly not natural, but created by dams. The dams in that part of the world tend to be quite simple and need frequent maintenance. It's easily conceivable that they fell into disrepair and drained.