lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by landbayou - a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana) body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" Caspian, Caspian Sea - a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world Lake Chelan - a narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range Lake Tahoe - a lake on the border between Nevada and California west of Carson City; a popular resort area Dead Sea - a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level Eyre, Lake Eyre - a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent Great Lakes - a group of 5 lakes in central North America Great Slave Lake - a lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada; drained by the Mackenzie River IJsselmeer - a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee inlet, recess - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) Kivu, Lake Kivu - a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda lagoon, laguna, lagune - a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral Aral Sea, Lake Aral - a lake east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Lake Chad, Chad - a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river Lake Champlain, Champlain - a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812 Lake Erie, Erie - the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal Lake Geneva, Lake Leman - a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone Ilmen, Lake Ilmen - a lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga Ladoga, Lake Ladoga - a lake in northwestern Russia north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland Lake Michigan, Michigan - the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest fresh-water lake entirely within the United States borders Lake Onega, Onega - lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe Lake Tana, Lake Tsana - a lake in northwestern Ethiopia; thelargest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile Lake Victoria, Victoria Nyanza - the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River |