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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Lake Peigneur

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Peigneur is located in the U.S. State of Louisiana 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of Delcambre and 9.1 miles (14.6 km) west of New Iberia, near the northernmost tip of Vermilion Bay.

Lake Pontchartrain

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Pontchartrain is a brackish estuary located in southeastern Louisiana. As an estuary, Pontchartrain is not a true lake. It is, however, among the largest wetlands in the world.

Flagstaff Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Flagstaff Lake is located in Somerset County and Franklin County, Maine in the United States. The North Branch Dead River and South Branch Dead River join in the lake, forming the Dead River.

Lake Maurepas

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Maurepas is located in southeastern Louisiana approximately halfway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge directly west of Lake Pontchartrain.

Lake Salvador

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Salvador is a lake located southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana in Jefferson, Lafourche and St. Charles parishes.

Lake Pocotopaug is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of East Hampton in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.It is named for the large local lake, which for years has been a popular ...

Lake Xochimilco

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Xochimilco is an ancient endorheic lake located in the Valley of Mexico, part of a series of lakes, which included the brackish Lake Texcoco, Lake Zumpango, and Lake Xaltocan and the fresh water ...