man-made lake
C377
concept
A man-made lake is an artificial body of standing water created by human intervention, typically through damming rivers or excavating land, for purposes such as water supply, recreation, irrigation, or hydroelectric power.
All labels observed (28)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| reservoir | 1,287 |
| artificial lake | 500 |
| man-made lake canonical | 218 |
| recreational lake | 154 |
| ornamental lake | 37 |
| hydroelectric reservoir | 24 |
| water supply reservoir | 6 |
| artificial lake system | 4 |
| man-made lagoon | 4 |
| Artificial lake | 3 |
| reservoir lake | 3 |
| artificial lagoon | 2 |
| artificial rowing lake | 2 |
| water storage reservoir | 2 |
| artificial freshwater lake | 1 |
| artificial reservoir | 1 |
| campus lake | 1 |
| dammed lake | 1 |
| industrial lake | 1 |
| man-made freshwater lake | 1 |
| man-made lakes | 1 |
| man-made loch | 1 |
| model boating lake | 1 |
| privately managed lake | 1 |
| recreational reservoir | 1 |
| urban lagoon | 1 |
| water storage lake | 1 |
| 城市景观湖 | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: man-made lake
Generated description
A man-made lake is an artificial body of standing water created by human intervention, typically through damming rivers or excavating land, for purposes such as water supply, recreation, irrigation, or hydroelectric power.
Instances (1,658)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Torrens Lake | artificial lake |
| Kangaroo Creek Reservoir | reservoir |
| Millbrook Reservoir | reservoir |
| Keban Lake | reservoir |
| Harlem Meer | — |
| Lake Celilo | reservoir |
| Elephant Butte Reservoir | reservoir |
| Caples Lake | reservoir |
| Deep Creek Lake | reservoir |
|
Khadakwasla Lake (adjacent)
surface form:
Khadakwasla Lake
|
reservoir |
| Powwow Pond | reservoir |
| Wilson Reservoir | reservoir |
| Mount Elbert Forebay | reservoir |
| Matemale Lake | reservoir |
| Lake Mead | reservoir |
| Megget Reservoir | reservoir |
| Rutland Water | reservoir |
|
Secunderabad
surface form:
Hussain Sagar Lake
|
artificial lake |
| Pawna Lake | reservoir |
| Mingachevir Reservoir | reservoir |
| Apache Lake | reservoir |
| Sille Dam Lake | artificial lake |
| Tuttle Creek Lake | reservoir |
| Lake Decatur | reservoir |
| Liptovská Mara reservoir | reservoir |
| Pantabangan Lake | reservoir |
| Lake Assad | reservoir |
| Melbourne Pool | ornamental lake |
| Valvan Dam | reservoir |
| Waskesiu Lake | recreational lake |
| Strathclyde Loch | artificial lake |
| Thirlmere | reservoir |
| The Reservoir | reservoir |
| Diverting Reservoir | reservoir |
| Fort Meadow Reservoir | reservoir |
| Gatun Lake | artificial lake |
| Blue River Reservoir | reservoir |
|
The Lake
surface form:
The Lake (Central Park)
|
artificial lake |
| Forge Pond | recreational lake |
| Hills Creek Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Siskiyou | reservoir |
| Cedar Lake (via delta and Lake Winnipeg system) | reservoir |
|
Boyds Corner, New York
surface form:
Boyds Corner Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Hillend Reservoir | reservoir |
|
Ganguise
surface form:
Lac de la Ganguise
|
reservoir |
|
Olton
surface form:
Olton Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Hever Castle Lake | ornamental lake |
| Liptovská Mara | reservoir |
| Hagg Lake | reservoir |
| Alte Donau | recreational lake |