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

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
Calima Lake (Embalse Calima)
surface form: Calima Lake
reservoir
John Redmond Reservoir reservoir
Senftenberger See artificial lake
Pawtuckaway Lake reservoir
Lower Kama Reservoir reservoir
Diemelsee reservoir
John Redmond Dam reservoir
Pontoosuc Lake reservoir
Schluchsee reservoir
Barnt Green
surface form: Barnt Green Reservoir
reservoir
Sevier Bridge Reservoir reservoir
Mundaring Weir reservoir
Stowe Pool, Lichfield reservoir
Comanche Peak Lake (Squaw Creek Reservoir)
surface form: Comanche Peak Lake
reservoir
Big Bear Lake (Vernon Hills) recreational lake
Little Bear Lake (Vernon Hills) recreational lake
Wilde Lake (lake)
surface form: Wilde Lake
reservoir
Lac aux Castors artificial lake
Pa Sak Jolasid Dam reservoir
Lake Elkhorn reservoir
Lake Houston reservoir
Lake Loveland reservoir
Lake Argyle reservoir
Lake Billy Chinook reservoir
surface form: Lake Billy Chinook
reservoir
Lac de Cap-de-Long reservoir
Mozhaysk Reservoir reservoir
Lac de Montbel artificial lake
Zemplínska šírava artificial lake
Red Rock Dam
surface form: Lake Red Rock
reservoir
Mthatha Dam reservoir
Lake Aloha reservoir
Lake Attitash recreational lake
Spruce Knob Lake reservoir
Lake Kununurra reservoir
Valle Grande reservoir
Nihuil Dam reservoir
Rajsamand district
surface form: Rajsamand Lake
artificial lake
Lac de Pareloup artificial lake
Lake Lansing recreational lake
Llyn Alwen reservoir
Squaw Creek Reservoir reservoir
Pok Fu Lam Reservoir reservoir
Cherry Lake reservoir
Lake Glacier reservoir
Llandrindod Lake ornamental lake
Belmont Reservoir reservoir
Entwistle Reservoir reservoir
Ribarroja Reservoir reservoir
Lynx Lake reservoir
Lake Juliette reservoir