artificial lake
Constructed water body
An artificial lake is a body of water created by human intervention rather than natural processes—typically by damming a river, excavating land, or flooding a valley.
Reservoirs for water supply, hydroelectric power, or irrigation are artificial lakes, as are ornamental ponds in parks and gardens: The artificial lake behind the dam supplies water to three counties.
Water-holding barrier
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
flood control · weir · barrage · sluice gate · water level · storage capacity · siltation · sedimentation
Watercraft recreation
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- fishing pierWaterfront angling platform
- kayakingNavigating slim watercraft seated
- canoeingWatercraft propulsion by paddle
paddleboarding · waterskiing · sailing · wakeboarding · picnicking · camping · beach · marina
Safe for ingestion
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- chlorinationDisinfecting with a halogen
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
distribution · drinking water · municipal · pipeline · intake · pumping station · water quality · utility
Dug water passage
- croplandLand for growing produce
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- pivotPoint of rotation
sprinkler · drip irrigation · furrow · floodgate · paddy · arid · drought relief · water rights
Knit leg garment
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- troutFreshwater game fish
- carpWhine about trivialities
- catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
crappie · angler · boat launch · fishing license · catch-and-release · bait · tackle · rod
dam
Water-holding barrier
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
catchment · flood control · weir · barrage · sluice gate · water level · storage capacity · siltation · sedimentation · hydroelectric
boating
Watercraft recreation
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- fishing pierWaterfront angling platform
- kayakingNavigating slim watercraft seated
canoeing · paddleboarding · waterskiing · sailing · wakeboarding · picnicking · camping · beach · marina · dock
potable
Safe for ingestion
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- chlorinationDisinfecting with a halogen
purification · distribution · drinking water · municipal · pipeline · intake · pumping station · water quality · utility · sediment
canal
Dug water passage
- croplandLand for growing produce
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
pivot · sprinkler · drip irrigation · furrow · floodgate · paddy · arid · drought relief · water rights · diversion
stocking
Knit leg garment
catfish · crappie · angler · boat launch · fishing license · catch-and-release · bait · tackle · rod · cast
- lake typestarn
- Reservoirimpoundment, retention pond
- reservoirsimpoundment
- water featuresfountain, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds
- water storagereservoir, cistern, cisterns, water tank, water reservoir
- still watersstill pond, still water, dead water, millpond, mill pond
artificial lakenatural lake
Unbuilt freshwater basin
glacial lake · crater lake · oxbow lake · natural pond · volcanic lake
lake, artificial, artifact, artifice, lakeside, lakefront, lakeshore, artificiality, lakebed