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What is a man made lake that is sometimes formed by a river dam called?
A man-made lake that is formed by a river dam is called a reservoir. It serves as a water supply, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation.
What has large body of water with land all around it?
A large body of water with land all around it is called a lake. Lakes are inland bodies of water that are surrounded by land on all sides. Examples include the Great Lakes in North America and Lake Baikal in Russia.
What are bodies of water surrounded by land called?
A body of body surrounded by land is can be referred to by several different names. A lake - Generally a freshwater body of water that is fairly sizable. A sea - Usually a saltwater body of water with no outlet to the ocean (such as the Dead Sea). A pond - A smaller body of water than a lake. Usually man made. Usually the preferred term for a large freshwater body of water would be "lake" and a large body of salt water would be a "sea".
What is the difference between reservoirs and aquifer?
Reservoirs are man-made bodies of water used for storing and supplying water, while aquifers are natural underground layers of water-bearing rock or sediment that can store and transmit groundwater. Aquifers are typically recharged by precipitation and can act as a natural source of water for wells and springs.
What is the longest man-made body of water?
The world's longest man-made body of water is the Lake Volta in Ghana. It was created by the construction of the Akosombo Dam on the Volta River and covers an area of about 8,502 square kilometers.
What is a human-made lake that is used to store water?
a reservoir is a human made thingy.=I .._
What is the salinity in Lake Superior?
Lake Superior is one of the Great Lakes, all of which are fresh water, not salty. With rare exceptions like the Great Salt Lake, a lake is always a body of fresh water while a body of salt water is called a Sea or Ocean.
What is a man made lake that is sometimes formed by a river dam called?
A man-made lake that is formed by a river dam is called a reservoir. It serves as a water supply, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation.
How is a human made lake made?
digging a lake... usually with tractors and then it is filled with water..... :/
What is the largest man made lake in Ghana called?
Lake Volta
Is the lake made of salt water?
Lakes can be salt water or fresh water. If you mean a specific lake you will have to resubmit your question with the name of the Lake you wish to know about.
What is the difference between a man-made lake and a glacial lake?
Men made lake are redirected rivers into a zone to form a lake and they are also called reservoir. A natural lake is done by glacier when they melted and they where filled with water by the rivers around.They are also lakes that are made by people and did not occur naturally in the landscape.
What has large body of water with land all around it?
A large body of water with land all around it is called a lake. Lakes are inland bodies of water that are surrounded by land on all sides. Examples include the Great Lakes in North America and Lake Baikal in Russia.
Is brookville lake a man made?
Yes. It originally was a city called Fairfield. In the 1960's it was made into a lake
What is a human made lake that is used to store water called?
These lakes are generally called reservoirs, but it depends on the country. Such a lake is commonly known as either a reservoir or a dam in Australia.
Is there sharks in lake Berryessa?
no, lake baryessa is a man made lake meaning their is no way a shark could live in that water:)
What is an artificial lake in which larger quantities of water are stored?
Could be a reservoir, which is a man-made lake to store water, usually for domestic drinking water use.
