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[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

Hydrologicly they are one, two lobed lake. But for cultural and commercial reasons they function more as two separate lakes. Similar to how the Adriatic and Aegean Sea are the same body of water as the Mediterranean.