Lake Name Generator

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Generate lake names that sound like they belong on a real map: glacial tarns, mountain lakes, lochs, meres and reservoirs, plus fantasy lakes for D&D worlds and novels. Names follow real conventions, from Loch Ardven and Lake Winnisquam to the Mere of Sighing Reeds.

About lake names

Real lake names fall into a few families, and once you know them your invented lakes stop sounding like perfume brands. The largest group is indigenous or ancestral: Winnipesaukee, Memphremagog, Okanagan and Titicaca are Abenaki, Salish and Quechua words, and their long, rhythmic syllables are what make a North American map feel authentic. Next are description names, plain and honest: Long Lake, Round Lake, Clearwater, Coldwater, Horseshoe Lake, Torch Lake. Then wildlife and trees: Loon Lake, Trout Lake, Birch Lake, Tamarack Lake. Finally, people and events: Lake Louise, Jenny Lake, Convict Lake, Donner Lake and Devils Lake all preserve a story.

The generic word itself carries flavor. Loch is Scottish, lough Irish, llyn Welsh, and the Lake District uses mere, water and tarn (Windermere, Ullswater, Blea Tarn) with the word 'lake' almost never attached. Germanic lands use -see (Königssee, Achensee), Scandinavia -vatn and -sjön, Japan -ko (Kawaguchiko), Tibet tso (Pangong Tso). Fantasy maps borrow these to signal culture: a Loch Caerwyn is Celtic hill country, Ashenmere is bleak old-English moorland, and 'the Mere of Sighing Reeds' is a place with a legend attached.

This list combines famous real lakes from every continent with invented names in each of those families, plus mythic and D&D-ready titles for lakes that hide something. Ponds, reservoirs, broads and lunar 'Lacus' names are included too.

How to choose lake names

  • Pick the generic word to match the culture of your map: loch, lough, llyn, mere, tarn, water, -see, tso or plain 'Lake', and stay consistent across a region.
  • Small lakes take one-word descriptors (Round Lake, Bog Lake, Otter Lake); big lakes get an old, multi-syllable name (Memphremagog, Wakatipu) or a person's name.
  • Give a fantasy lake a legend by naming what happened there: the Lake of the Drowned Bell or Ferryman's Water suggests a story before you write it.
  • For a cabin or lake house sign, choose something soft and two-syllable such as Halcyon, Solace, Elowen or Longwater rather than a grand mythic name.
  • A single lake often has an upper and lower body or a 'Little' twin (Upper Saranac, Little Winnisquam); adding one instantly makes a map feel surveyed rather than invented.

Frequently asked questions

How are lakes usually named?

Most real lakes take an indigenous word, a plain description (Long, Clear, Round, Cold), a plant or animal, or a person or event connected to the shore. Whether 'Lake' comes first (Lake Tahoe) or last (Crater Lake) mostly follows regional habit.

What is the difference between a lake, a mere, a tarn and a loch?

They are the same kind of feature named in different dialects. Mere is Old English for a broad shallow lake, tarn is Norse for a small mountain lake, loch is Scottish Gaelic and lough its Irish form. Using them correctly locates a fantasy region culturally.

Are these real lake names?

Many are real, from Loch Ness and Lake Baikal to small Adirondack and Cascade lakes. Others, such as Loch Ardven, Lake Serevar and the Mere of Sighing Reeds, are invented to follow the same conventions for fantasy and fiction use.

Can I use one of these names for my own lake, pond or property?

Yes. Place names are not protected by copyright, so any name here can go on a private lake, a cabin sign, a map or a novel. Officially renaming a public lake requires your national or state geographic names board.

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A: 15 names

  • Abant Gölü
  • Achensee
  • Alcock Tarn
  • Aldersee
  • Allegheny Reservoir
  • Ammersee
  • Aral Sea
  • Arresø
  • Arrow Lake
  • Arrowhead Lake
  • Ashenmere
  • Ashokan Reservoir
  • Aspen Lake
  • Attersee
  • Avalanche Lake

B: 38 names

  • Band-e Amir
  • Barkhamsted Reservoir
  • Barton Broad
  • Basin Lake
  • Bassenthwaite Lake
  • Beaver Lake
  • Bewl Water
  • Bhimtal
  • Big Almaty Lake
  • Big Moose Lake
  • Big Stone Lake
  • Billington Sea
  • Birch Lake
  • Bishop's Pool
  • Bitterwater
  • Black Lake
  • Blackmere
  • Blackthorn Pool
  • Blausee
  • Blea Tarn
  • Blue Lake
  • Blue Mesa Reservoir
  • Bluewater Lake
  • Bog Lake
  • Bogmere
  • Boot Lake
  • Bowl Lake
  • Bras d'Or Lake
  • Broadmere
  • Broadwater
  • Brolga Billabong
  • Brothers Water
  • Bubble Pond
  • Bullfrog Pond
  • Burnmoor Tarn
  • Burnt Cabin Lake
  • Buttermere
  • Bygdin

C: 37 names

  • Caddo Lake
  • Canandaigua Lake
  • Candlemere
  • Candlewood Lake
  • Caribou Lake
  • Carsington Water
  • Caspian Sea
  • Cattail Pond
  • Cayuga Lake
  • Cedar Notch Reservoir
  • Chain Lake
  • Chapel Pond
  • Chautauqua Lake
  • Chesuncook Lake
  • Chiemsee
  • Chilika Lake
  • Chimney Pond
  • Chippewa Flowage
  • Chuzenjiko
  • Cinder Tarn
  • Claerwen Reservoir
  • Clearwater Lake
  • Cloud Lake
  • Codale Tarn
  • Coldharbor Lake
  • Coldwater Lake
  • Coniston Water
  • Convict Lake
  • Coolabah Billabong
  • Copperas Pond
  • Cradle Mountain Lake
  • Cranberry Pond
  • Crater Lake
  • Crescent Lake
  • Crno Jezero
  • Crystal Lake
  • Czarny Staw

D: 21 names

  • Daicey Pond
  • Dal Lake
  • Darkwater
  • Dead Sea
  • Deadmere
  • Deep Creek Lake
  • Deepwater
  • Derwentwater
  • Devils Lake
  • Devoke Water
  • Diablo Lake
  • Diamond Lake
  • Dianchi
  • Dillon Reservoir
  • Dock Tarn
  • Donner Lake
  • Dove Lake
  • Dozmary Pool
  • Dragonfly Pond
  • Draugavatn
  • Duskmere

E: 14 names

  • Easedale Tarn
  • Echo Lake
  • Eğirdir Gölü
  • Eibsee
  • Elterwater
  • Elvenmere
  • Embalse de Riaño
  • Embalse El Yeso
  • Emerald Lake
  • Ennerdale Water
  • Erhai Lake
  • Estany de Sant Maurici
  • Esthwaite Water
  • Etosha Pan

F: 12 names

  • Faaker See
  • Fairwater
  • Fallen Leaf Lake
  • Femunden
  • Fenmere
  • Ferryman's Water
  • Flaming Gorge Reservoir
  • Flathead Lake
  • Fog Lake
  • Foxmere
  • Fresh Pond
  • Frostfang Tarn

G: 23 names

  • Gallowswater
  • Garibaldi Lake
  • Gariep Dam
  • Gile Flowage
  • Gjende
  • Glaslyn
  • Goat's Water
  • Golden Lake
  • Goldmere
  • Gosaikunda
  • Gosausee
  • Grafham Water
  • Granite Gap Reservoir
  • Grasmere
  • Great Bear Lake
  • Great Herring Pond
  • Great Salt Lake
  • Great Slave Lake
  • Green Lake
  • Greenwater Lake
  • Grey Water Lake
  • Greymere
  • Gull Pond

H: 28 names

  • Hallstätter See
  • Hamanako
  • Hand Lake
  • Harrowmere
  • Hartbeespoort Dam
  • Hat Lake
  • Haweswater
  • Heart Lake
  • Heaven's Mirror
  • Hemlock Lake
  • Hermit Thrush Pond
  • Hermit's Lake
  • Heron Lake
  • Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
  • Hickling Broad
  • Hidden Lake
  • Highmere
  • Hjälmaren
  • Hobb's Tarn
  • Hollowmere
  • Horn Pond
  • Hornavan
  • Hornindalsvatnet
  • Hornsea Mere
  • Horseshoe Lake
  • Horsetooth Reservoir
  • Houghton's Pond
  • Hrafnsvatn

I: 8 names

  • Ice Lake
  • Iceberg Lake
  • Icehouse Pond
  • IJsselmeer
  • Inle Lake
  • Innominate Tarn
  • Ironmere
  • Iskanderkul

J: 8 names

  • Jabiru Billabong
  • Jamaica Pond
  • Jenny Lake
  • Jingpo Lacus
  • Jökulsárlón
  • Jølstravatnet
  • Jordan Pond
  • Jordanelle Reservoir

K: 23 names

  • Kallavesi
  • Kanas Lake
  • Karakul
  • Kawaguchiko
  • Keitele
  • Kejimkujik Lake
  • Kensico Reservoir
  • Kettle Lake
  • Kettlebrook Reservoir
  • Keuka Lake
  • Kezar Pond
  • Khar-Us Nuur
  • Kidney Pond
  • Kielder Water
  • Kilpisjärvi
  • Kingfisher Lake
  • Kingsmere
  • Kleifarvatn
  • Kluane Lake
  • Kochelsee
  • Königssee
  • Kootenay Lake
  • Kraken Mare

L: 472 names

  • Laacher See
  • Lac Blanc
  • Lac Brome
  • Lac Chambon
  • Lac d'Aiguebelette
  • Lac d'Allos
  • Lac d'Oô
  • Lac de Gaube
  • Lac de Gérardmer
  • Lac de Joux
  • Lac de Paladru
  • Lac de Sainte-Croix
  • Lac de Serre-Ponçon
  • Lac des Îles
  • Lac du Bourget
  • Lac du Salagou
  • Lac Kénogami
  • Lac La Biche
  • Lac Léman
  • Lac Massawippi
  • Lac Mégantic
  • Lac Pavin
  • Lac Saint-Jean
  • Lac Saint-Louis
  • Lac Saint-Pierre
  • Lac Témiscouata
  • Lac Tremblant
  • Lacul Roșu
  • Lacul Sfânta Ana
  • Lacus Aestatis
  • Lacus Autumni
  • Lacus Doloris
  • Lacus Felicitatis
  • Lacus Gaudii
  • Lacus Hiemalis
  • Lacus Mortis
  • Lacus Oblivionis
  • Lacus Solitudinis
  • Lacus Somniorum
  • Lacus Spei
  • Lacus Temporis
  • Lacus Timoris
  • Lacus Veris
  • Ladybower Reservoir
  • Lago Argentino
  • Lago d'Idro
  • Lago de Chapala
  • Lago de Coatepeque
  • Lago de Pátzcuaro
  • Lago de Sanabria
  • Lago de Yojoa
  • Lago di Albano
  • Lago di Carezza
  • Lago di Ledro
  • Lago di Molveno
  • Lago di Resia
  • Lago di Scanno
  • Lago di Sorapis
  • Lago di Tovel

L, continued

  • Lago di Vico
  • Lago General Carrera
  • Lago Llanquihue
  • Lago Maggiore
  • Lago Nahuel Huapi
  • Lago Pehoé
  • Lago Petén Itzá
  • Lago Poopó
  • Lago Puelo
  • Lago Ranco
  • Lago Todos los Santos
  • Lago Viedma
  • Lagoa das Sete Cidades
  • Lagoa do Fogo
  • Lagoa dos Patos
  • Lagoa Mirim
  • Lagos de Covadonga
  • Laguna Colorada
  • Laguna de Bacalar
  • Laguna de Guatavita
  • Laguna de la Cocha
  • Laguna Humantay
  • Laguna Miscanti
  • Laguna Parón
  • Laguna Quilotoa
  • Laguna Verde
  • Lake Agassiz
  • Lake Agnes
  • Lake Albert
  • Lake Aldemar
  • Lake Anishinabek
  • Lake Annecy
  • Lake Ardenlow
  • Lake Argyle
  • Lake Ashi
  • Lake Ashkelon
  • Lake Assal
  • Lake Athabasca
  • Lake Atitlán
  • Lake Aurelia
  • Lake Avalon
  • Lake Baikal
  • Lake Balaton
  • Lake Balkhash
  • Lake Bangweulu
  • Lake Baringo
  • Lake Barrine
  • Lake Beatrice
  • Lake Biel
  • Lake Biwa
  • Lake Bled
  • Lake Bogoria
  • Lake Bohinj
  • Lake Bolsena
  • Lake Bomoseen
  • Lake Bonneville
  • Lake Bracciano
  • Lake Braies
  • Lake Brannock

L, continued

  • Lake Brienz
  • Lake Bunyonyi
  • Lake Burley Griffin
  • Lake Caerlin
  • Lake Caldrys
  • Lake Callindra
  • Lake Cauma
  • Lake Chad
  • Lake Champlain
  • Lake Chargoggagogg
  • Lake Charlevoix
  • Lake Charlotte
  • Lake Chelan
  • Lake Clara
  • Lake Cobbosseecontee
  • Lake Coeur d'Alene
  • Lake Como
  • Lake Constance
  • Lake Copais
  • Lake Crescent
  • Lake Dorwenna
  • Lake Eacham
  • Lake Edward
  • Lake Ellen
  • Lake Elmenteita
  • Lake Elowen
  • Lake Ember
  • Lake Erie
  • Lake Evendim
  • Lake Eyre
  • Lake Faerith
  • Lake Garda
  • Lake George
  • Lake Halcyon
  • Lake Halvaren
  • Lake Havasu
  • Lake Hawea
  • Lake Helvara
  • Lake Hillier
  • Lake Hiwassee
  • Lake Hopatcong
  • Lake Huron
  • Lake Iliamna
  • Lake Inari
  • Lake Isabel
  • Lake Iseo
  • Lake Ismenor
  • Lake Isolde
  • Lake Issyk-Kul
  • Lake Itasca
  • Lake Ithildar
  • Lake Jindabyne
  • Lake Kabekona
  • Lake Kaelith
  • Lake Kariba
  • Lake Kennebago
  • Lake Keowee
  • Lake Khövsgöl
  • Lake Kinneret

L, continued

  • Lake Kitchigami
  • Lake Kivu
  • Lake Kolsai
  • Lake Laberge
  • Lake Ladoga
  • Lake Lahontan
  • Lake Lorevar
  • Lake Louise
  • Lake Lucerne
  • Lake Lugano
  • Lake Maelys
  • Lake Magadi
  • Lake Malawi
  • Lake Manapouri
  • Lake Manasarovar
  • Lake Maninjau
  • Lake Manitowish
  • Lake Manyara
  • Lake Maracaibo
  • Lake Mareotis
  • Lake Margaret
  • Lake Marguerite
  • Lake Marrow
  • Lake Martha
  • Lake Mary
  • Lake Mashu
  • Lake Matheson
  • Lake McDonald
  • Lake McKenzie
  • Lake Mead
  • Lake Memphremagog
  • Lake Michigan
  • Lake Minnetonka
  • Lake Minnewanka
  • Lake Mirenthal
  • Lake Mishibijiw
  • Lake Missoula
  • Lake Mistassini
  • Lake Misurina
  • Lake Moeris
  • Lake Morrowen
  • Lake Mungo
  • Lake Muskoka
  • Lake Mweru
  • Lake Naivasha
  • Lake Nakuru
  • Lake Nantahala
  • Lake Nashawannuck
  • Lake Nashwaak
  • Lake Nasser
  • Lake Natron
  • Lake Nemi
  • Lake Neuchâtel
  • Lake Nicaragua
  • Lake Nimrael
  • Lake Nimuë
  • Lake Nipigon
  • Lake Nipissing
  • Lake Nokomis

L, continued

  • Lake Nottely
  • Lake O'Hara
  • Lake Oeschinen
  • Lake of Bays
  • Lake of Menteith
  • Lake of the Drowned Bell
  • Lake of the Ozarks
  • Lake of the Woods
  • Lake Ohau
  • Lake Ohrid
  • Lake Ojibwa
  • Lake Okanagan
  • Lake Okeechobee
  • Lake Ondine
  • Lake Ontario
  • Lake Opeongo
  • Lake Orrowyn
  • Lake Orta
  • Lake Ossipee
  • Lake Ottilie
  • Lake Ouachita
  • Lake Passamaquoddy
  • Lake Pedder
  • Lake Pend Oreille
  • Lake Pepin
  • Lake Pichola
  • Lake Placid
  • Lake Pontchartrain
  • Lake Powell
  • Lake Pukaki
  • Lake Quenwyn
  • Lake Quinault
  • Lake Quinsigamond
  • Lake Regillus
  • Lake Retba
  • Lake Rhovannen
  • Lake Rotoiti
  • Lake Rotomahana
  • Lake Rotorua
  • Lake Saimaa
  • Lake Salda
  • Lake Sammamish
  • Lake Santeetlah
  • Lake Serevar
  • Lake Serpentine
  • Lake Sevan
  • Lake Sils
  • Lake Simcoe
  • Lake Skadar
  • Lake Solace
  • Lake Song-Köl
  • Lake Sophia
  • Lake St Clair
  • Lake Sunapee
  • Lake Superior
  • Lake Sylwen
  • Lake Taal
  • Lake Tahoe
  • Lake Tallahatchie

L, continued

  • Lake Talomir
  • Lake Tanaquil
  • Lake Tanganyika
  • Lake Tarawera
  • Lake Taupo
  • Lake Te Anau
  • Lake Tear of the Clouds
  • Lake Tekapo
  • Lake Temagami
  • Lake Thun
  • Lake Tikitapu
  • Lake Timiskaming
  • Lake Tirasel
  • Lake Titicaca
  • Lake Towada
  • Lake Toxaway
  • Lake Toya
  • Lake Trasimeno
  • Lake Turkana
  • Lake Tuz
  • Lake Ulmarra
  • Lake Van
  • Lake Vashti
  • Lake Vättern
  • Lake Vermilion
  • Lake Vesper
  • Lake Vessindra
  • Lake Victoria
  • Lake Vindalor
  • Lake Volta
  • Lake Vostok
  • Lake Waccamaw
  • Lake Wahwashkesh
  • Lake Waikaremoana
  • Lake Wakatipu
  • Lake Walen
  • Lake Wanaka
  • Lake Wapizagonke
  • Lake Wateree
  • Lake Wentworth
  • Lake Wequaquet
  • Lake Wesserunsett
  • Lake Willoughby
  • Lake Winnebago
  • Lake Winnipeg
  • Lake Winnipesaukee
  • Lake Winnisquam
  • Lake Wononscopomuc
  • Lake Wyrmere
  • Lake Yseldra
  • Langisjór
  • Lantern Pond
  • Leech Lake
  • Lesser Slave Lake
  • Ligeia Mare
  • Lightning Lake
  • Lily Pad Lake
  • Little Langdale Tarn
  • Little Winnisquam

L, continued

  • Llyn Aderyn
  • Llyn Alaw
  • Llyn Bochlwyd
  • Llyn Brenig
  • Llyn Brianne
  • Llyn Carreg Wen
  • Llyn Clywedog
  • Llyn Conwy
  • Llyn Cowlyd
  • Llyn Cwellyn
  • Llyn Elsi
  • Llyn Gwynant
  • Llyn Idwal
  • Llyn Nantlle
  • Llyn Ogwen
  • Llyn Padarn
  • Llyn Peris
  • Llyn Tegid
  • Llyn Teyrn
  • Llyn Trawsfynydd
  • Llyn y Ddraig
  • Llyn y Fan Fawr
  • Llyn y Gader
  • Llyn y Tylwyth Teg
  • Loch Affric
  • Loch Aldivar
  • Loch an Eilein
  • Loch Ardven
  • Loch Assynt
  • Loch Awe
  • Loch Caerwyn
  • Loch Corrawen
  • Loch Coruisk
  • Loch Drummond
  • Loch Dunmara
  • Loch Earn
  • Loch Eck
  • Loch Ericht
  • Loch Etive
  • Loch Fenwick
  • Loch Fyne
  • Loch Garten
  • Loch Innish
  • Loch Inveray
  • Loch Katrine
  • Loch Kilvane
  • Loch Laggan
  • Loch Leven
  • Loch Linnhe
  • Loch Lochy
  • Loch Lomond
  • Loch Lubnaig
  • Loch Maree
  • Loch Morag
  • Loch Morlich
  • Loch Muick
  • Loch Ness
  • Loch of the Lowes
  • Loch Ossian

L, continued

  • Loch Quoich
  • Loch Rannoch
  • Loch Shiel
  • Loch Shin
  • Loch Skerravore
  • Loch Strathmoor
  • Loch Tay
  • Loch Torridon
  • Loch Trool
  • Loch Tummel
  • Loch Venachar
  • Lochan Dubh
  • Lochan Fada
  • Lochan na h-Achlaise
  • Lochan Uaine
  • Loktak Lake
  • Long Lake
  • Longwater
  • Loon Lake
  • Lost Lake
  • Lost Parish Reservoir
  • Lough Allen
  • Lough Ballinore
  • Lough Caragh
  • Lough Carra
  • Lough Clonavar
  • Lough Conn
  • Lough Corrib
  • Lough Cullin
  • Lough Currane
  • Lough Dan
  • Lough Derg
  • Lough Derravaragh
  • Lough Dunaree
  • Lough Ennell
  • Lough Erne
  • Lough Eske
  • Lough Fee
  • Lough Forbes
  • Lough Gill
  • Lough Graney
  • Lough Guitane
  • Lough Key
  • Lough Killeany
  • Lough Leane
  • Lough Mask
  • Lough Neagh
  • Lough Ouler
  • Lough Owel
  • Lough Ree
  • Lough Swilly
  • Lough Talt
  • Lough Tay
  • Lough Tirnamoy
  • Loughrigg Tarn
  • Lovatnet
  • Lower Ardven
  • Loweswater
  • Lugu Lake

M: 23 names

  • Mälaren
  • Malham Tarn
  • Maligne Lake
  • Markermeer
  • Millstätter See
  • Mirror Lake
  • Mirrorpool
  • Mjøsa
  • Mondsee
  • Mono Lake
  • Moon Lake
  • Moormere
  • Moosehead Lake
  • Mooselookmeguntic Lake
  • Moraine Lake
  • Morskie Oko
  • Motosuko
  • Mournwater
  • Muckross Lake
  • Muddy Lake
  • Mummelsee
  • Müritz
  • Mývatn

N: 8 names

  • Namtso
  • Näsijärvi
  • Nebelsee
  • Neusiedler See
  • Neversink Reservoir
  • Nine Mile Lake
  • Northmere
  • Nxai Pan

O: 11 names

  • Oakenmere
  • Old Forge Pond
  • Old Mother's Basin
  • Old Quarry Reservoir
  • Oldevatnet
  • Ontario Lacus
  • Öskjuvatn
  • Otsego Lake
  • Otter Lake
  • Oulton Broad
  • Oulujärvi

P: 19 names

  • Pactola Reservoir
  • Päijänne
  • Pangong Tso
  • Paperbark Billabong
  • Parson's Pond
  • Peeper Pond
  • Pennington Flash
  • Pepacton Reservoir
  • Peyto Lake
  • Phewa Tal
  • Pickerel Pond
  • Pielinen
  • Pike Lake
  • Plansee
  • Plitvice Lakes
  • Ponkapoag Pond
  • Priest Lake
  • Punga Mare
  • Pyramid Lake

Q: 3 names

  • Qinghai Lake
  • Quabbin Reservoir
  • Queenswater

R: 20 names

  • Rabensee
  • Rain Lake
  • Rainbow Flowage
  • Rainy Lake
  • Rakshastal
  • Randsfjorden
  • Ranworth Broad
  • Raquette Lake
  • Ravensmere
  • Red Tarn
  • Redfish Lake
  • Redwater Lake
  • Reelfoot Lake
  • Reindeer Lake
  • Røssvatnet
  • Rostherne Mere
  • Roughwater Lake
  • Round Lake
  • Rutland Water
  • Rydal Water

S: 60 names

  • Saddle Lake
  • Saint Brenna's Reservoir
  • Saint Elwyn's Pool
  • Saltmere
  • Salton Sea
  • San Luis Reservoir
  • Sandy Stream Pond
  • Saranac Lake
  • Sawmill Pond
  • Sawtooth Reservoir
  • Schliersee
  • Schluchsee
  • Scituate Reservoir
  • Seathwaite Tarn
  • Sebago Lake
  • Seealpsee
  • Semerwater
  • Seneca Lake
  • Shadow Lake
  • Shadowmere
  • Shield Lake
  • Shikotsuko
  • Shoe Lake
  • Shuswap Lake
  • Silbersee
  • Siljan
  • Silvermere
  • Silverwater
  • Skaneateles Lake
  • Skaters' Pond
  • Skeldvatn
  • Sky Lake
  • Skyglass
  • Slapton Ley
  • Snåsavatnet
  • Śniardwy
  • Snow Lake
  • Sørvágsvatn
  • Spear Lake
  • Spirit Lake
  • Spy Pond
  • Squam Lake
  • Starnberger See
  • Steinhuder Meer
  • Stillwater Mere
  • Storm Lake
  • Stormglass
  • Stormmere
  • Storsjön
  • Stovepipe Lake
  • Strawberry Reservoir
  • Štrbské Pleso
  • Sturgeon Lake
  • Sua Pan
  • Sunrise Lake
  • Sunset Lake
  • Surveyor's Lake
  • Swanmere
  • Sweetwater Lake
  • Sword Lake

T: 123 names

  • Taihu
  • Tamarack Lake
  • Tannery Pond
  • Tazawako
  • Teakettle Lake
  • Tegernsee
  • Telaga Warna
  • Tenaya Lake
  • The Bell Tarn
  • The Bitter Lake
  • The Black Tarn
  • The Bleeding Lake
  • The Bottomless Pool
  • The Cormorant's Tarn
  • The Cradle of Swans
  • The Dragon's Cauldron
  • The Dragon's Tarn
  • The Dreaming Lake
  • The Drowned Crown
  • The Drowned Lake
  • The Fisher's Tarn
  • The Giant's Mirror
  • The Giant's Tarn
  • The Glass Lake
  • The Grey Lady's Tarn
  • The Hanging Tarn
  • The Hollow Sky
  • The Hunter's Tarn
  • The Iron Lake
  • The Jade Bowl
  • The Kelpie's Pool
  • The Lady's Lake
  • The Lake of a Hundred Herons
  • The Lake of Ashes
  • The Lake of Bones
  • The Lake of Burning Lilies
  • The Lake of Falling Stars
  • The Lake of Fire
  • The Lake of Glass
  • The Lake of Gold
  • The Lake of Ice

T, continued

  • The Lake of Lost Oars
  • The Lake of Mirrors
  • The Lake of Nine Islands
  • The Lake of Seven Springs
  • The Lake of Shadows
  • The Lake of Sleeping Swords
  • The Lake of Sorrows
  • The Lake of Souls
  • The Lake of Stars
  • The Lake of Tears
  • The Lake of the Forgotten
  • The Lake of the Last Ferry
  • The Lake of the Lost
  • The Lake of the Sleeping Giant
  • The Lake of the Sun
  • The Lake of the White Stag
  • The Lake of Unanswered Prayers
  • The Lake of Wandering Lights
  • The Laughing Lake
  • The Mere of Black Reeds
  • The Mere of Pale Lanterns
  • The Mere of Sighing Reeds
  • The Mere of Silver Reeds
  • The Mere of Singing Frogs
  • The Mere of Still Water
  • The Mere of the Drowned
  • The Mere of the Grey Heron
  • The Mere of Whispers
  • The Moon's Eye
  • The Moonlit Tarn
  • The Nixie's Pool
  • The Nun's Tarn
  • The Old Man's Tarn
  • The Oracle's Pool
  • The Pilgrim's Pool
  • The Pool of Echoes
  • The Pool of First Light
  • The Pool of Nine Swans
  • The Raven's Tarn
  • The Sapphire Deep
  • The Selkie's Pool

T, continued

  • The Shepherd's Tarn
  • The Silent Water
  • The Silver Lake
  • The Sisters' Tarn
  • The Sleeping Eye
  • The Sorcerer's Tarn
  • The Stag's Tarn
  • The Star Well
  • The Sunken Mere
  • The Sunless Deep
  • The Sweet Lake
  • The Tears of the Mountain
  • The Unquiet Water
  • The Weeping Water
  • The Whispering Lake
  • The Widow's Tarn
  • The Winter Queen's Looking Glass
  • The Wishing Pool
  • The Wolf's Tarn
  • Thirlmere
  • Thistle Pond
  • Thornmere
  • Three Mills Reservoir
  • Thumb Lake
  • Thunder Lake
  • Þingvallavatn
  • Tinnsjå
  • Titan's Bowl
  • Titisee
  • Toledo Bend Reservoir
  • Tonlé Sap
  • Torch Lake
  • Torneträsk
  • Traunsee
  • Trout Lake
  • Tso Kar
  • Tso Moriri
  • Tumbledown Pond
  • Turtle Pond
  • Turtle-Flambeau Flowage
  • Twin Lakes

U: 6 names

  • Ulfsvatn
  • Ullswater
  • Umbagog Lake
  • Upper Klamath Lake
  • Upper Saranac
  • Uvs Nuur

V: 2 names

  • Vaal Dam
  • Vänern

W: 21 names

  • Wachusett Reservoir
  • Walchensee
  • Walden Pond
  • Wallowa Lake
  • Wastwater
  • Watendlath Tarn
  • Weissensee
  • West Okoboji Lake
  • Whiskeyjack Lake
  • White Pond
  • Whitewater Lake
  • Widow Hale's Pond
  • Willow Flowage
  • Windermere
  • Wintermere
  • Wolfensee
  • Wolfgangsee
  • Wörthersee
  • Wroxham Broad
  • Wular Lake
  • Wyrm Lake

Y: 3 names

  • Yamanakako
  • Yamdrok Tso
  • Yellowstone Lake

Z: 2 names

  • Zeller See
  • Zürichsee