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 |
|---|---|
| Lake Polyfytos | reservoir |
| Otis Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Shawnee | reservoir |
| Glen Echo Lake | recreational lake |
| Ivanhoe Reservoir | reservoir |
| Hoyt Lake | — |
| Toktogul Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Nasser | reservoir |
| Lake Manawa | recreational lake |
| Lake Gaston | reservoir |
| Kurpsai Reservoir | reservoir |
| John H. Kerr Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lago Pellegrini | artificial lake |
| Tash-Kumyr Reservoir | reservoir |
| Victoria Reservoir | reservoir |
| Hopkinton Reservoir | reservoir |
| Mayfield Lake | reservoir |
|
Lake Murray (city recreation areas)
surface form:
Lake Murray (San Diego)
|
reservoir |
|
Amawalk, New York
surface form:
Amawalk Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Uch-Kurgan Reservoir | reservoir |
|
Zhinvali Dam
surface form:
Zhinvali Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Banner Creek Reservoir | reservoir |
|
The Hussain Saagar
surface form:
Hussain Sagar
|
artificial lake |
| Lakha Banjara Lake | artificial lake |
|
Bodmin Moor
surface form:
Colliford Lake
|
reservoir |
|
Lakes of Walt Disney World
surface form:
Lago Dorado
|
— |
| Lake Tanuki | artificial lake |
| Dinosaur Lake | reservoir |
| Spreckels Lake | artificial lake |
| Samanalawewa Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lac Manicouagan | reservoir |
| Mookerplas | recreational lake |
|
Alster
surface form:
Binnenalster
|
artificial lake |
| Croton Dam Pond | reservoir |
| Silent Valley Reservoir | reservoir |
| Canning Dam | water supply reservoir |
| Hardy Dam Pond | reservoir |
| Lake Wildwood (reservoir) | reservoir |
| Lake Keowee | reservoir |
| Ptuj Lake | reservoir |
| Lake Conroe | reservoir |
| Lake Frank | reservoir |
| Revelstoke Lake | reservoir |
| Brent Reservoir | reservoir |
|
Brent Reservoir (Welsh Harp)
surface form:
Brent Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Lake Jocassee | reservoir |
| Brinker Lake | recreational lake |
|
Kabini River
surface form:
Kabini Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Camanche Reservoir | reservoir |
| Pardee Reservoir | reservoir |