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Lakes, ranked by obscurity
Lakes, lochs, loughs and reservoirs with their own Wikipedia article. 1,232 lakes in the bank.
1,232lakes
76,404views/month · Caspian Sea
17views/month · Storvindeln Lake
42jackpot answers (85%+)
By obscurity band
Household names44 lakesUnder 25% obscurity: the places everyone reaches for first, and the ones that pay least.
Well known356 lakes25–50% obscurity: known to most people who paid attention in geography.
Off the map559 lakes50–70% obscurity: a solid answer that digs a real distance.
Deep cuts231 lakes70–85% obscurity: the ones you know from a trip, a book or a map you stared at.
One in Wormillion42 lakes85% obscurity and up: the jackpot tier. Every one of these digs the same, and pays almost the maximum.
The fifty rarest
The answers that pay most. A tie at the top is possible: two places with the same monthly views score the same.
| # | Place | Obscurity | Views / month | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storvindeln Lake | 100% | 17 | 1,500 |
| 2 | John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake | 98% | 20 | 1,425 |
| 3 | Mother Goose Lake | 95% | 26 | 1,425 |
| 4 | Achit Lake | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 5 | Baskahegan Lake | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 6 | Glan | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 7 | Helgasjon | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 8 | Hop Brook Lake | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 9 | Hoytiainen | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 10 | Imuruk Lake | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 11 | Karats | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 12 | Kemijarvi | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 13 | Lake Cardiel | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 14 | Lake Herbert G. West | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 15 | Lake Kitangiri | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 16 | Lake Latt | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 17 | Lake Oubeira | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 18 | Lake Pyaozero | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 19 | Lake Rapel | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 20 | Lake Rupanco | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 21 | Millinocket Lake | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 22 | Nerka Lake | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 23 | Orsa Lake | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 24 | Overuman | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 25 | Pelican Lake | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 26 | Rostojavri | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 27 | Sadvvajavrre | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 28 | Stora Lulevatten | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 29 | Storavan | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 30 | Storuman | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 31 | Tashk Lake | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 32 | Tazlina Lake | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 33 | Tisnaren | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 34 | Tjeggelvas | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 35 | Togiak Lake | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 36 | Uddjaure | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 37 | Ugashik Lakes | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 38 | Vasman | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 39 | Viken | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 40 | Webbers Falls Lake | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 41 | Yli-Kitka | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 42 | Yngaren | 93% | 30 | 1,425 |
| 43 | Airag Lake | 85% | 61 | 1,206 |
| 44 | Aleknagik Lake | 85% | 61 | 1,206 |
| 45 | Annsjon | 85% | 61 | 1,206 |
| 46 | Asunden | 85% | 61 | 1,206 |
| 47 | Aursunden | 85% | 61 | 1,206 |
| 48 | Baven | 85% | 61 | 1,206 |
| 49 | Crooked Lake | 85% | 61 | 1,206 |
| 50 | Crump Lake | 85% | 61 | 1,206 |
The twenty most famous
The answers that pay least. Everyone reaches for these first, which is exactly why they don’t dig.
| # | Place | Obscurity | Views / month | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caspian Sea | 0% | 76,404 | 75 |
| 2 | Lake Baikal | 1% | 68,064 | 79 |
| 3 | Lake Tahoe | 6% | 47,547 | 100 |
| 4 | Lake Superior | 6% | 47,091 | 101 |
| 5 | Aral Sea | 6% | 46,208 | 103 |
| 6 | Dead Sea | 7% | 41,611 | 111 |
| 7 | Lake Como | 11% | 31,049 | 137 |
| 8 | Lake Michigan | 11% | 29,557 | 142 |
| 9 | Salton Sea | 11% | 29,192 | 143 |
| 10 | Crater Lake | 12% | 28,522 | 146 |
| 11 | Loch Ness | 13% | 25,509 | 157 |
| 12 | Lake Mead | 14% | 24,352 | 162 |
| 13 | Lake Victoria | 14% | 23,317 | 167 |
| 14 | Lake Titicaca | 14% | 22,647 | 170 |
| 15 | Great Salt Lake | 15% | 22,282 | 172 |
| 16 | Lake Powell | 15% | 22,160 | 172 |
| 17 | Sea of Galilee | 15% | 21,673 | 175 |
| 18 | Lake Erie | 15% | 21,673 | 175 |
| 19 | Lake Garda | 16% | 19,451 | 187 |
| 20 | Lake of the Ozarks | 17% | 18,508 | 193 |