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 |
|---|---|
| Leopold Park lake | ornamental lake |
| Pokegama Lake | recreational lake |
| West Point Lake | reservoir |
| Lake Palmdale | reservoir |
|
Forest Lake
surface form:
Forest Lake (Grand Rapids, Minnesota)
|
recreational lake |
| Lake Sakakawea | reservoir |
| Chew Valley Lake | reservoir |
| Lake Oahe | reservoir |
| Lost Lagoon | artificial lake |
| Lake Sharpe | reservoir |
| Lusk Reservoir | reservoir |
| Miraflores Lake | artificial lake |
| Koka Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lewis and Clark Lake | reservoir |
| Forggensee | reservoir |
| Tsimlyansk Reservoir | reservoir |
| Pepacton Reservoir | reservoir |
|
C.J. Strike Dam
surface form:
C.J. Strike Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Ornamental Lake | artificial lake |
| Detroit Lake | reservoir |
| Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon | urban lagoon |
| Kyiv Reservoir | reservoir |
| Kaniv Reservoir | reservoir |
| Coralville Lake | reservoir |
|
Aasee (lake)
surface form:
Aasee (Münster)
|
artificial lake |
| Mount Storm Lake | reservoir |
| Cannonsville Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Katherine | — |
| Kandawgyi Lake | artificial lake |
| Inya Lake | artificial lake |
| Neversink Reservoir | reservoir |
| Kremenchuk Reservoir | reservoir |
| Jennings Randolph Lake | reservoir |
| Kamianske Reservoir | reservoir |
| The Lake (Central Park) | artificial lake |
|
Ice Harbor Dam
surface form:
Lake Sacajawea
|
reservoir |
| Dnipro Reservoir | reservoir |
| Hespeler Mill Pond | reservoir |
| Wagendrift Dam | reservoir |
| Lake Thoreau | — |
| Kakhovka Reservoir | reservoir |
| J. Percy Priest Lake | reservoir |
| Sorpesee | Artificial lake |
| Putrajaya Lake | artificial lake |
| Sterling Forest Lake | reservoir |
| Lake Billy Chinook | reservoir |
| Liberty Centre Pond | artificial lake |
| World Showcase Lagoon | artificial lake |
| Hámori Lake | artificial lake |
|
McClure Dam
surface form:
McClure Basin
|
reservoir |