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 |
|---|---|
| Willow Lake | reservoir |
| Great Pond of Catherine Park | ornamental lake |
| Kankaria Lake | artificial lake |
| Upper Lake | ornamental lake |
| Boyds Corner Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lac de la Ganguise | artificial lake |
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Falls Lake, North Carolina
surface form:
Falls Lake
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reservoir |
| Kentucky Lake | reservoir |