List Of Lakes And Lochs In The United Kingdom
The list of Lakes and lochs of the United Kingdom is a link page for the lakes of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), including lochs fully enclosed by land.
Lakes in Scotland are called lochs, in Northern Ireland it is spelt loughs but said the same way, and in Wales a lake is a Llyn . Note that the words, loch and lough, in addition to referring to bodies of freshwater (lakes), are also applied to bodies of brackish water or seawater, which in other countries or contexts may be called fjord, firth, strait, estuary, bay etc.
These lists are made more complicated by the fact that many of the largest lakes in England and Wales are man-made reservoirs, or lakes whose size has been increased by damming.
Read more about List Of Lakes And Lochs In The United Kingdom: Largest Water Bodies in The United Kingdom, Largest Lakes in England, Largest Lakes in Wales, Largest Reservoirs in The United Kingdom
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