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 Talquin | reservoir |
| Zwenkauer See | artificial lake |
| Mosul Dam Lake | reservoir |
| Lake Khashm el-Girba | reservoir |
| Cospudener See | artificial lake |
| Agastya Lake | reservoir |
| Alqueva Reservoir | reservoir |
| Cherry Creek Reservoir | reservoir |
| Luis L. León Dam | reservoir |
| Spullersee | reservoir lake |
| Angram Reservoir | reservoir |
| Scar House Reservoir | reservoir |
| Thruscross Reservoir | reservoir |
| Pomps Pond | recreational lake |
| Palisades Reservoir | reservoir |
| Hidkal Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Marie | recreational lake |
| Itaipu Lake | reservoir |
|
Ardingly
surface form:
Ardingly Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Lake Okutama | reservoir |
| Bluff Lake | recreational lake |
| McMillan Reservoir | reservoir |
| American Falls Reservoir | reservoir |
| Tsalka Reservoir | reservoir |
| Holkham Lake | ornamental lake |
|
Spring Lake
surface form:
Spring Lake (Chain O’Lakes, Indiana)
|
recreational lake |
| Loch Thom | reservoir |
| Lake Eucumbene | reservoir |
| Petite Lake | recreational lake |
|
Fox Lake
surface form:
Fox Lake (Illinois)
|
recreational lake |
| Tantangara Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Murray | reservoir |
| Nippersink Lake | recreational lake |
| Dniester Reservoir | reservoir |
| Toddbrook Reservoir | reservoir |
| Redhead Lake | recreational lake |
| Howe Reservoir | reservoir |
| Red Bluff Reservoir | reservoir |
| Stafford County State Lake | reservoir |
| Fernilee Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lagoa Comprida | reservoir |
| Lake Koka | reservoir |
| Dunns Lake | recreational lake |
| Isabella Lake | reservoir |
| Echo Reservoir | reservoir |
| The Boating Lake, Helston | recreational lake |
| Rockport Reservoir | reservoir |
| C.J. Strike Reservoir | reservoir |
| Abbott Lake | reservoir |
| Lower Granite Lake | reservoir |