A reservoir is usually man made while a lake is natural.
a reservoir is a human made thingy.=I .._
The Lake of the Ozarks was made by damming the Osage River creating a man made reservoir for hydroelectric power.
The Colorado river is not man made, but a reservoir on the river named Lake Powell is.
Reservoir
One name often used is Reservoir.
Lake al-Assad (a man-made reservoir.)
* Grande Lake (natural). * Shadow Mountain Reservoir (man made). * Lake Granby (man made). * Lake Powell (man made). * Lake Meade (man made). * Lake Mohave (man made). * Lake Havesau (man made).
- Ithink its Like differnt because of the way they are formed ....
By definition a reservoir is manmade. Otherwise it's a lake or pond.
A storage for water is called a reservoir. It looks just like a small lake and it is open.
A reservoir is a man made "lake" whereas a lake is a result of glaciation that has changed over time and formed a U-shaped valley and the lake will be present in the valley. A lake is an inland body of freshwater & a reservoir is a man made (artificial) version of the same thing. Water in a reservoir is kept there by means of a dam.