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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Bankhead Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Bankhead Lake is a reservoir along the Black Warrior River that begins in Walker County in the state of Alabama. The lake forms the border between Jefferson and Tuscaloosa County, as well as the ...

Lake Salto

Water bodies; Lakes

Lago del Salto is a lake in the Province of Rieti, Lazio, Italy. At an elevation of 535 m, its surface area is 10 km².

Lake Alchichica 19°25′N 97°24′W, in Tepeyahualco (municipality), Puebla, is ecologically unique, with stromatolite deposits and a high degree of endemism. The biota has adapted to extreme conditions ...

Lake Zirahuén

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Zirahuén is a small endorheic lake in the Municipality of Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán state of west-central Mexico. Lake Zirahuén is a small, deep mountain lake, with a sandy bottom that is ...

Lake Pátzcuaro

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Pátzcuaro is a lake in the municipality of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. The natives believe that the lake is the place where the barrier between life and death is the thinnest.

Lake Cuitzeo

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Cuitzeo is a lake in central part of Mexico, in the Michoacán State. It is located at around 19°56′0″N 101°5′0″W. It has an area of 300-400 km². The lake is astatic, and the volume and level of ...

Lake Texcoco

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Texcoco was a natural lake formation within the Valley of Mexico. The Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlan on an island in the lake. The Spaniards built Mexico City over Tenochtitlan. Efforts ...