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Lakes, ranked by obscurity
Lakes, lochs, loughs and reservoirs with their own Wikipedia article. 3,169 lakes in the bank.
3,169lakes
621,734views/month · Lake Ontario
2views/month · McIntosh Lake (Washington)
310jackpot answers (90%+)
By obscurity band
Household names793 lakesUnder 25% obscurity: the places everyone reaches for first, and the ones that pay least.
Well known793 lakes25–50% obscurity: known to most people who paid attention in geography.
Off the map629 lakes50–70% obscurity: a solid answer that digs a real distance.
Deep cuts644 lakes70–90% obscurity: the ones you know from a trip, a book or a map you stared at.
One in Wormillion310 lakes90% obscurity and up: the jackpot tier. Every one of these digs at least 135 metres and pays at least 910 points.
By region
Africa154 lakes
Antarctica8 lakes
Asia234 lakes
Europe1,146 lakes
North America1,216 lakes
Oceania138 lakes
South America102 lakes
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.
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 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Ontario | 0% | 621,734 | 100 |
| 2 | Lake Baikal | 0% | 96,125 | 100 |
| 3 | Caspian Sea | 0% | 78,942 | 101 |
| 4 | Lake Superior | 0% | 56,775 | 101 |
| 5 | Aral Sea | 0% | 44,108 | 101 |
| 6 | Dead Sea | 0% | 43,414 | 101 |
| 7 | Lake Tahoe | 0% | 41,988 | 102 |
| 8 | Lake Michigan | 0% | 35,687 | 102 |
| 9 | Lake Erie | 0% | 35,217 | 102 |
| 10 | Lake Como | 0% | 30,622 | 103 |
| 11 | Crater Lake | 0% | 29,870 | 103 |
| 12 | Salton Sea | 0% | 29,748 | 103 |
| 13 | Lake Peigneur | 0% | 28,978 | 103 |
| 14 | Lake Manasarovar | 0% | 27,567 | 104 |
| 15 | Lake Mead | 0% | 27,387 | 104 |
| 16 | Titicaca | 0% | 27,189 | 104 |
| 17 | Loch Ness | 1% | 25,585 | 105 |
| 18 | Lake Victoria | 1% | 24,933 | 105 |
| 19 | Lake Chaubunagungamaug | 1% | 23,864 | 105 |
| 20 | Lake Huron | 1% | 23,716 | 105 |