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 |
|---|---|
| Deerfield Reservoir | reservoir |
|
Inland Sea
surface form:
Lake Norman
|
reservoir |
| Lake Horace | recreational lake |
| Stew Pond | artificial lake |
| Embalse de Arcos | reservoir |
| Cheshire Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Forest Beach and Tennis Club Lake | artificial lake |
| Sun and Sail Club Lake | artificial lake |
| Occoquan Reservoir | reservoir |
| Bluestone Lake | reservoir |
| Canopus Lake | recreational lake |
|
Eleven Mile Reservoir (via South Platte headwaters system)
surface form:
Eleven Mile Reservoir
|
reservoir |
|
Tawa River
surface form:
Tawa Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Volta Lake | artificial lake |
| Lake Dunstan | artificial lake |
| Hetch Hetchy Reservoir | reservoir |
| Slano Lake | artificial lake |
| Stillwater Lake | recreational lake |
| Ternopil Lake | artificial lake |
| Nam Van Lake | artificial lake |
| Riffe Lake | reservoir |
| Bornos Dam | reservoir |
| Lake Veere | recreational lake |
|
Norman Atwater Cocke
surface form:
Lake Norman
|
reservoir |
| Felbrigg Hall lake | ornamental lake |
| Diamond Valley Lake | reservoir |
| Haditha Reservoir | reservoir |
|
Occoquan Dam
surface form:
Occoquan Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Chats Lake | reservoir |
| Pandoh Lake | reservoir |
| Lake Massabesic | reservoir |
| Gouthwaite Reservoir | reservoir |
|
Lincoln
surface form:
Logan Martin Lake
|
reservoir |
| Lake Holiday | reservoir |
| Lunker Lake | recreational lake |
| Lake Whitney | reservoir |
| Pistakee Lake | recreational lake |
| Kachess Lake | reservoir |
| Roundhill Reservoir | reservoir |
| Zeya Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Poway | reservoir |
| Greenbooth Reservoir | reservoir |
| Polyphyto Lake | reservoir |
| Alouette Lake | reservoir |
| Ashworth Moor Reservoir | reservoir |
| Belleville Lake | reservoir |
| Chatfield Reservoir | reservoir |
| Capitol Lake | reservoir |
| Blue Springs Lake | reservoir |
| Verona Lake | reservoir |