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22 Lakes in Texas (Biggest, Best, and Why!)

Top of Page Source: iStockDid you know that the Lone Star State is home to more than 7,000 lakes? That’s right! Here are 22 of Texas’s most famous lakes, including the biggest, the best, and the most…

Saginaw, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) SaginawSaginawsăgˈĭnô [key], city (1990 pop. 69,512), seat of Saginaw co., S Mich., on the Saginaw River, 15 mi (24 km) from its mouth on Saginaw Bay (an inlet of Lake Huron); settled…

Schwerin

(Encyclopedia) SchwerinSchwerinshvārēnˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 122,189), capital of Mecklenburg–West Pomerania state, N central Germany, on Schwerin Lake. It is the commercial, industrial, and…

Karlstad

(Encyclopedia) KarlstadKarlstadkärlˈstäd [key], city (1990 pop. 52,930), capital of Värmland co., S Sweden, on Lake Vänern. It has ironworks and machine shops and other industries that manufacture…

Lorain

(Encyclopedia) LorainLorainlôrānˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 71,245), Lorain co., N Ohio, on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Black River; inc. 1834. Once an important ore-shipping point, Lorain has…

Strängnäs

(Encyclopedia) SträngnäsSträngnässtrĕngˈnĕsˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 11,420), Södermanland co., E Sweden, on Strängnäsfjärden, an arm of Lake Mälaren. Manufactures include medical supplies and…

Maribo

(Encyclopedia) MariboMaribomäˈrēbō [key], city (1992 pop. 5,566), Storstrøm co., SE Denmark, on Lake Søndersø. It is a commercial and industrial center with sugar refineries. The playwright Kaj Munk…

Ardmore

(Encyclopedia) Ardmore, city (2020 pop. 24,725), seat of Carter co., S Okla.; inc. 1898. It is the commercial center of an oil and farm area. Its industries include oil refining, tourism…

Alingsås

(Encyclopedia) AlingsåsAlingsåsäˌlĭngsōsˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 21,300), Älvsborg co., SW Sweden, on Lake Mjörn; chartered 1619. It is an industrial center. Manufactures include textiles,…

Penticton

(Encyclopedia) Penticton, city (1991 pop. 27,258), S British Columbia, Canada, located where the Okanagan River flows into Okanagan Lake. It is a service and trade center for the Okanagan valley, a…