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A body of water is any geographical feature composed of liquid water, including oceans, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, bays, straits, inlets, etc.
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x Lake Superior Lake Superior - Landsat image  
Lake Superior (French: Lac Supérieur) is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, United States, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the...
x Niagara River NiagaraRiverNASA Lewiston-Queenston Bridge
The Niagara River flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It forms part of the border between the Province of Ontario in Canada and New York State in the United States. There are differing theories as to the origin of the name of the river....
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge
Michigan Central Railway Bridge
North Grand Island Bridge
South Grand Island Bridge
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x Au Train Bay Au Train Bay  
Au Train Bay is a small bay, approximately 4 mi (6 km) across, on the southern shore of Lake Superior at 46°26′47″N 86°50′43″W / 46.44639°N 86.84528°W / 46.44639; -86.84528, along the coast of Alger County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The...
x San Francisco Bay Wpdms usgs photo san francisco bay Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. Technically,...
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Dumbarton Bridge
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
San Mateo-Hayward Bridge
x San Pablo Bay Wpdms usgs photo san francisco bay  
San Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. It receives the waters of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, via Suisun Bay and the Carquinez Strait on...
x Golden Gate The Golden Gate Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate is the North American strait connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Since 1937 it has been spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge. Technically, the 'gate' is defined by the headlands of the San Francisco Peninsula and the...
x Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean  
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Tepre Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. It extends from the Arctic in the north to...
x Horseshoe Falls    
The Horseshoe Falls, also known as the Canadian Falls, is a waterfall on the Niagara River, located on the Canadian side of the border with the United States. It is located between Terrapin Point on Goat Island in New York State, and Table Rock...
x American Falls American Falls, viewed from the Canadian side.  
The American Falls is one of three waterfalls that together are known as Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada-U.S. border. Unlike the much larger Horseshoe Falls, which lies almost completely in Canada, the American Falls is...
x Bridal Veil Falls Bridal Veil Falls below  
The Bridal Veil Falls is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is located on the U.S. side (in New York State); Luna Island separates it from the American Falls and Goat Island separates it from the Horseshoe Falls. The...
x Atlin Lake To the left of the picture is Tagish Lake, British Columbia, Canada, the impact site of the Tagish Lake meteorite fragments  
Atlin Lake is a lake in northwestern British Columbia and is that province's largest natural lake. The northern tip of the lake is in the Yukon, as is Little Atlin Lake. However, most of the lake lies within the Atlin District of British Columbia....
x Indian Ocean Indianocean - en  
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by South Asia (including India, after which it is named); on the west by Africa; on the east...
x Java Sea Java sea  
The Java Sea (Indonesian: Laut Jawa) is a large (320,000 km²) shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf. It was formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age. The Java Sea lies between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south...
x Adriatic Sea Adriatic Sea Krk Bridge
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. The Adriatic Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. The...
x Lake Waihola Lake Waihola  
Lake Waihola is a tidal freshwater lake located 15 km north of Milton in Otago, in New Zealand's South Island. Its area is some 9 square kilometres, with a maximum length of 6 kilometres. It is the larger of a pair of lakes - the other being Lake...
x Lake Bicaz Lake Bicaz - Lake and Bicaz Dam  
The Lake Izvorul Muntelui, also known as Lake Bicaz is the largest artificial lake on the interior waters of Romania; it was created after the completion of a dam built on the Bistriţa River. The dam is located a few kilometers north of the town of...
x Lake Buchanan Lake Buchanan - Undeveloped shoreline  
Lake Buchanan was formed by the construction of Buchanan Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority to provide a water supply for the region and to provide hydroelectric power. Buchanan Dam, a structure over 2 mi (3.2 km) in length, was completed in...
x Lac de Paladru Lac de Paladru -  
Lake Paladru (Lac de Paladru) is a small lake located in the Isère département, near Charavines, in France. The lake was formed by the glacier of the Rhône. It is 6 km long and 1.2 km wide when full. Maximum depth: 33m.
x Belton Lake Belton Lake - Belton Lake and Belton Dam  
Belton Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Leon River in the Brazos River basin, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Belton, Texas, USA. The lake extends into both Bell County and Coryell County. Belton Dam and the lake are both managed...
x Granvinsvatnet    
Granvinsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Granvin in Hordaland county, Norway.
x Feragen    
Feragen is a lake in the municipality of Røros in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Feragen is also the name of a small village situated at the northern end of the lake.
x Lake Balaton Lake Balaton - Landsat satellite photo  
Lake Balaton, in the Transdanubian region of Hungary, is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of its foremost tourist destinations. As Hungary is landlocked, it is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea". The Zala River provides the...
x Finnvollvatnet    
Finnvollvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Namdalseid in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway.
x Andorsjøen    
Andorsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Snåsa in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway.
x Blöndulón Blöndulón -  
At 57 km², Blöndulón is one of Iceland's largest lakes. It was created in 1984-1991 as a reservoir for the Blönduvirkjun power plant, and has a greatest depth of 39 m. It is situated near Kjölur highland road in the Highlands of Iceland. The hot...
x Fjerdvatnet    
Fjerdvatnet is a Norwegian lake that lies in Hamarøy municipality in Nordland.
x Lough Corrib Lough CorribLoch Coirib - Fishermen near Cong  
Lough Corrib (Irish: Loch Coirib) is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib/Galway river connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the second largest loch in Ireland (after Lough Neagh). It covers some 165.6km². William Wilde, father of...
x Hoklingen A World War II Handley Page Halifax bomber  being recovered from Lake Hoklingen in 1973  
Hoklingen is a lake in the municipality of Levanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway.
x Bala Lake Bala Lake  Llyn Tegid - View from Bala  
Bala Lake (Welsh: Llyn Tegid) is a large lake in Gwynedd, Wales. It was the largest natural body of water in Wales prior to the level being raised by Thomas Telford to help support the flow of the Ellesmere Canal. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) long by 1...
x Lake Austin Lake Austin - Seen from Mount Bonnell Pennybacker Bridge
Lake Austin is a reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas in the United States. The reservoir was formed in 1939 by the construction of Tom Miller Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Lake Austin is one of the seven Highland Lakes...
x Zeller See Panorama of Zeller See  
Lake Zeller or Zeller See is a small freshwater lake in the Austrian Alps. It takes its name from the resort of Zell am See which is located on a small delta protruding into the lake. The lake is 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long and 1.5 kilometres (1...
x Lake Engure    
Lake Engure is a lake in the western part of Latvia, in the Talsi district. It is the third largest lake in the country after Lake Lubāns and Lake Rāzna. Lake Engure is an ancient sea lagoon, divided from the sea by a 1.5 - 2.5 km wide sand bar with...
x Høvringsvatnet    
Høvringsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Evje og Hornnes in Aust-Agder county, Norway.
x Keuka Lake Keuka Lake -  
Keuka Lake is an unusual member of the Finger Lakes because it is Y-shaped instead of long and narrow. Because of its shape, it was referred to in the past as Crooked Lake. Keuka (pronounced: cue-kuh) means canoe landing in the Iroquois language....
x Formarinsee Formarinsee -  
Formarinesee is a lake in the Austrian Alps. It lies in the Bundesland of Vorarlberg and is the source of the River Lech.
x Caspian Sea Caspian Sea - As captured by the MODIS on the orbiting Terra satellite  
The Caspian Sea (Russian: Каспийское море, Azerbaijani: Xezer Denizi) is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of 371,000 square...
x Sálganjávri    
Sálganjávri is a lake in the municipality of Kautokeino-Guovdageaidnu in Finnmark county, Norway.
x Nakaumi Nakaumi中海 -  
Nakaumi (中海) is a brackish lake located between Tottori and Shimane prefectures in Japan. The lake is enclosed by the Shimane peninsula to the north and Yumigahama peninsula to the east. Nakaumi connects Lake Shinji (宍道湖 Shinji-ko) and the Sea of...
x Sefrivatnet    
Sefrivatnet is a Norwegian lake that lies in Grane municipality in Nordland.
x Buckingham Lake Buckingham Lake - Sunset over Buckingham Lake  
Buckingham Lake, commonly referred to as Buckingham Pond or Rafts Pond, is a body of water located in a residential area of Albany, New York. It has a surface area of 5 acres (20,000 m) and a mean depth of three feet. The lake is adjacent to...
x Smallwood Reservoir    
The Smallwood Reservoir is a large reservoir located in the western part of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The reservoir is the source of the Churchill River. Unlike other reservoirs, water is contained not by a...
x Lake Diatas Diatas -  
Lake Diatas (Indonesian: Danau Diatas, means: Upper Lake ) is a lake in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located at 1°4′37″S 100°45′17″E / 1.07694°S 100.75472°E / -1.07694; 100.75472. This lake together with Lake Dibawah, are known as the Twin...
x Lesjaskogsvatnet    
Lesjaskogsvatnet (literally the Lesja woods lake) is a lake which serves as the headwaters for Gudbrandsdalslågen (literally the Gudbrands valley water course). Gudbrandsdalslågen flows through the Gudbrandsdal valley bottom, ending in lake Mjøsa....
x Sigöldulón    
The lake Sigöldulón is a reservoir in Iceland, also known as Krókslón. Situated in the south of the country, not far from Landmannalaugar, it is one of the country's 20 largest lakes at 14 km². Both the lake and the nearby power station ...
x Lake Rotoaira Lake Rotoaira -  
Lake Rotoaira (sometimes written Lake Roto-aira) is a small lake to the south of Lake Taupo on the North Island Volcanic Plateau in New Zealand. It covers an area of 13 km². Lake Rotoaira is one of the few privately owned lakes in New Zealand being...
x Harker Park Lake    
Harker Park Lake is located on the northwest face of Burro Mountain in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States. It is 7.6 km (4.7 miles) south of the very small town of Buford, Colorado, and 200 km (124 miles) west of the city of Boulder. The...
x Kluane Lake Kluane Lake -  
Kluane Lake is located in the southwest area of the Yukon. At approximately 400 square kilometres, and 70 kilometres long, it is the largest lake contained entirely within the territorial border. Kluane Lake is fed by the A'ay Chu, which is composed...
x Lake of Zug Lake Zug  Zugersee -  
Lake Zug (German: Zugersee) is a lake in Central Switzerland situated between Lucerne and Zurich. At present it is formed by the Aa, which descends from the Rigi and enters the southern extremity of the lake. The Lorze empties its waters into the...
x Fretheimsdalsvatnet    
Fretheimsdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
x Sarsang reservoir Sarsang reservoir -  
The Sarsang reservoir is a large lake in Nagorno-Karabakh formed by a hydroelectric dam.
x Lake Turkana Lake Turkana (Jade Sea) - View over Lake Turkana  
Lake Turkana (tər-kăn'ə, tʊr-kä'nə), formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake....
x Makkvatnet    
Makkvatnet is a Norwegian lake that lies in the municipalities of Steigen and Hamarøy in Nordland.
x Lake Travis Lake Travis - Thurmann Cove on Lake Travis  
Lake Travis is a reservoir on the Colorado River in central Texas in the United States. The reservoir was formed in 1942 by the construction of Mansfield Dam on the western edge of Austin, Texas by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Lake Travis has...
x Brady Creek Reservoir    
Brady Creek Reservoir is a reservoir on Brady Creek in McCulloch County, Texas in the United States. The lake is just west of downtown Brady, Texas. The dam and lake are managed by the City of Brady. The reservoir was officially impounded in 1963....
x Chiemsee Chiemsee -  
Chiemsee (German pronunciation: [ˈkiːmzeː]) is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, between Rosenheim, Germany, and Salzburg, Austria. It is often called the Bavarian Sea. The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien flow into the lake; the river Alz, out...
x Emhjellevatnet    
Emhjellevatnet is a lake in the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
x Longerakvatnet    
Longerakvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bygland in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It has a dam on it which discharges into the Longerakåni river which flows into the Byglandsfjorden near Longerak.
x Kasmere Lake    
Kasmere Lake is a lake in the north-west corner of Manitoba near the provincial border with the Northwest Territories, Canada.
x Gopło Gopło - view from the Mouse Tower of Kruszwica  
Gopło [ˈgɔpwɔ] is a lake in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland, near the city of Gniezno. It gives its name to the protected area called Gopło Landscape Park. The Goplanie (Polish tribe) made their home on the shores of Lake Gopło...
x Skaneateles Lake Skaneateles Lake - Skaneateles Lake  
Skaneateles Lake is one of the Finger Lakes in central New York in the United States. The name Skaneateles (pronunciation: "skanny-atlas," preferred, or "skinny-atlas" common) means long lake in one of the local Iroquois languages. The lake is...
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