man-made lake
Dam-created water body
A man-made lake is a body of water created by human engineering rather than natural processes—typically by damming a river or excavating land.
Reservoirs for water supply, hydroelectric power, or flood control are man-made lakes: The man-made lake behind the dam supplies water to three counties.
Some are built purely for recreation or aesthetics.
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- hydroelectricityElectricity from moving water
- water supplyProvisioned H2O delivery system
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- damWater-holding barrier
embankment · fishing spots · aquaculture · bass fishing · habitat creation · flood control · impoundment · spillway · sedimentation · eutrophication · dam construction · excavation · dredged · power generation · ecosystem · concrete dam · boating · jet ski
- lake typestarn
- Reservoirimpoundment, retention pond
- reservoir termsdam, water supply, water storage, impoundment, spillway
- lakesGreat Lakes, Superior, Erie, Michigan, Ontario
- water storagereservoir, cistern, cisterns, water tank, water reservoir
man-made lakenatural lake
Unbuilt freshwater basin
glacial lake · crater lake · oxbow lake · volcanic lake · natural pond
man-made lakepuddle
Shallow collected rainwater
natural pond · vernal pool · pond · ocean · sea