Artifact CommonsLakes and Reservoirs Atlas
A reference map and area model for the source’s lake and reservoir polygons.
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What it shows
- 1355: mapped water-body features
- 206.6 km²: median mapped feature area
- 82,311 km²: largest mapped feature area
The largest mapped feature is Lake Superior. Derived area results are included for reuse, with the source feature identifiers.
Method
WGS84 ellipsoidal polygon area, subtracting interior rings and summing multipart features. Areas describe generalized source geometry; they are not water volume or surveyed shoreline measurements.
The collection bundle includes models/mapped-lake-areas.json with reusable derived results and stable source identifiers.
Sources and reuse
Natural Earth lakes and boundaries. Public domain.
Source retrieval: 2026-09-08 UTC. This is a fixed edition. Observation dates and coverage differ by source.
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