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 |
|---|---|
| Lac d’Orédon | reservoir lake |
|
Montbel
surface form:
Lac de Montbel
|
artificial lake |
| Polyphytos Reservoir | reservoir |
| Great Sacandaga Lake | reservoir |
| Lac de Payolle | artificial lake |
| Lafayette Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Kerkini | reservoir |
| Intake Two Lake | reservoir |
|
Hollingworth Lake reservoir
surface form:
Hollingworth Lake
|
reservoir |
| Lake Bonham | reservoir |
| Chesuncook Lake | reservoir |
| Srah Srang | reservoir |
| Bisalpur Dam | reservoir |
| Sheksna Reservoir | reservoir |
| Candlewood Lake | reservoir |
| Twain Harte Lake | reservoir |
| Grimselsee | reservoir |
| Räterichsbodensee | reservoir |
| Oberaarsee | reservoir lake |
| Lake Catherine | reservoir |
| Loch Faskally | reservoir |
| Century Lake | reservoir |
| Round Oval lake | ornamental lake |
| Orankesee | recreational lake |
| Green River Lake | reservoir |
| Lavon Lake | reservoir |
| Ward's Lake | artificial lake |
| Lauderdale Lakes (Wisconsin) | recreational lake |
| Pong Reservoir | reservoir |
| Liujiaxia Reservoir | reservoir |
| Clywedog Reservoir | reservoir |
| Gala Water (lake in Delaware Park) | artificial lake |
|
Rainow
surface form:
Lamaload Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Moondarra Dam | reservoir |
| Wheeler Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lac de Montalbot | recreational lake |
| Belvedere Lagoon | man-made lagoon |
| Gobind Sagar Lake | reservoir |
| Kráľová dam | reservoir |
| Simly Lake | reservoir |
| Lac de la Plage | recreational lake |
| Briones Reservoir | reservoir |
| Whitewater Lake (Wisconsin) | recreational lake |
|
Bratsk
surface form:
Bratsk Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Chew Reservoir | reservoir |
| Watergrove Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lac de Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave | artificial lake |
|
Otter Creek
surface form:
Otter Creek Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Clear Creek Reservoir | reservoir |
| Ropsha ponds | artificial lake system |