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Definition of Artificial lake
1. Noun. Lake used to store water for community use.
Specialized synonyms: Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Lake Volta
Group relationships: Water, Water Supply, Water System
Generic synonyms: Lake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Artificial Lake
Literary usage of Artificial lake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catlin's Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with His by George Catlin (1848)
"... Park—artificial lake —Royal Family—Prince de Joinville—Recollected seeing the
Author and Collection in Washington—King and Queen of Belgians—The ..."
2. The Law of Waters and Water Rights: International, National, State by Henry Philip Farnham (1904)
"artificial lake.— The same rights may be created by a sale of property with
reference to an artificial lake as in case of a sale with reference to a platted ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... the capital, there is a large artificial lake, from which water is drawn by
a channel 2 miles long. ..."
4. Historical Collections of Ohio: Containing a Collection of the Most by Henry Howe (1851)
"M The largest artificial lake, it is said, on the globe, is formed by the ...
About one half, in its natural artificial lake. state, was a prairie, ..."
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