Lakes

Lakes

A database referring to large standing bodies of fresh water in a basin. A lake is apart from rivers or streams that serve to fill or drain the lake.

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Bassenthwaite Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. It is long and narrow, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 3⁄4-mile (1.2 km) wide, but is also extremely ...

Beaverhill Lake is a large dried up lake in central Alberta, Canada. It is a site of regional importance in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. It is managed by the Canadian Wildlife ...

Ullswater

Water bodies; Lakes

Ullswater is the second largest lake in the English Lake District, being approximately nine miles (14.5 kilometres) long and 0.75 miles (1,200 m) wide with a maximum depth of slightly more than 60 ...

Derwentwater

Water bodies; Lakes

Derwentwater (or Derwent Water) is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in north west England. It lies wholly within the Borough of Allerdale, in the county of ...

Lake Athabasca

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Athabasca is located in the northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the northeast corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N.

Halfway Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Halfway Lake is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. Halfway Lake is also a lake in Hartley Township, Union County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is also the main ...