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 |
|---|---|
| Upper Lake | artificial lake |
| Lake Loramie | reservoir |
| Lake St. Lawrence | reservoir |
| Smithville Lake | reservoir |
| Tivoli Pond | ornamental lake |
| Hartwell Lake | reservoir |
| Guelph Lake | reservoir |
| Lake Holbrook | reservoir |
|
Lake George
surface form:
Lake George (Hobart, Indiana)
|
recreational lake |
| Rufus Woods Lake | reservoir |
| Grapevine Lake | reservoir |
| Broadwood Loch | reservoir |
| Loch Lyon | reservoir |
| Caballo Lake | reservoir |
| Spitfire Lake | recreational lake |
| Windsor Lake | reservoir |
|
Reid Park
surface form:
Reid Park Lake
|
artificial lake |
| Wamplers Lake | recreational lake |
|
Clark Lake
surface form:
Clark Lake (Jackson County, Michigan)
|
recreational lake |
| Carnegie Lake | reservoir |
| Lake Kyle | reservoir |
| Perry Lake | reservoir |
| Clinton Lake | reservoir |
| Mitchell Lake | reservoir |
| Turquoise Lake | reservoir |
| Town Lake | reservoir |
| Nabnasset Lake | recreational lake |
| Amistad Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Joseph | recreational lake |
| Iskar Reservoir | reservoir |
| Kodaikanal Lake | — |
|
star-shaped lake (Kodaikanal Lake)
surface form:
Kodaikanal Lake
|
artificial lake |
| Lake Barton | recreational lake |
|
Otay Lakes
surface form:
Upper Otay Lake
|
reservoir |
| Lac de Vesoul-Vaivre | artificial lake |
| Lake Amistad | reservoir |
| Toledo Bend Reservoir | reservoir |
| Berijam Lake | reservoir |
| Sweetwater Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Rapel | reservoir |
| Hussain Sagar | artificial lake |
| New Melones Lake | reservoir |
| Salto Grande Reservoir | reservoir |
| Beacons Reservoir | reservoir |
|
Cahora Bassa Dam
surface form:
Lake Cahora Bassa
|
reservoir |
| Hebgen Lake | reservoir |
| Cantref Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Hodges | reservoir |
|
Koronowo Dam
surface form:
Koronowo Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Ukai Dam | reservoir |