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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Lakes

Lake of Banyoles (or Estany de Banyoles) is a natural lake located in the comarca "Pla de l'Estany", Province of Girona, in northeastern Catalonia. It is named after the nearby town of Banyoles, to ...

Estanys de Baiau

Water bodies; Lakes

Estanys de Baiau is a pair of lakes in Catalonia, Spain, approximately 1 kilometre from the border with Andorra. The lakes are surrounded by several notable Pyrenean mountains, including Pic de Baiau ...

Lakes of Covadonga

Water bodies; Lakes

The Lakes of Covadonga (el. 1134 m.) are of two glacial lakes located on the region of Asturias, Spain. These lakes, often also called Lakes of Enol or simply Los Lagos, are Lake Enol and Lake Ercina ...

Sanabria Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

The Sanabria Lake Natural Park is a natural park in Spain located around Sanabria Lake in the Sanabria comarca, northwest part of the Zamora Province, in the mountainous area of Sierra Segundera and ...

Lough Neagh

Water bodies; Lakes

Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes from Irish: Loch nEathach, meaning "Lake of Eathach".

Lough Erne

Water bodies; Lakes

Lough Erne, sometimes Loch Erne, is the name of two connected lakes in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The lakes are widened sections of the River Erne. The river begins by flowing north, and ...

Loch Lomond

Water bodies; Lakes

Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the ...