Natural and artificial lakes of the world

Jan 7, 2011 (Last modified May 15, 2011)
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Primarily derived from World Data Bank 2 with numerous reservoir additions from other sources, primarily imagery. The diminishing areal extent of the Aral Sea and Lake Chad derives from recent satellite imagery.

Ranked by relative importance, coordinating with river ranking. Includes name attributes.

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