Lake (Civ6)

Lake is a base terrain in Civilization VI. It is found throughout the world, formed by up to 9 water tiles completely surrounded by land.
* Base yields:
** 1 , 1 
* Provides fresh water to nearby tiles
* Can provide fresh water via an Aqueduct
* May contain sea-based Resources
* Allows construction of Harbor and Water Park districts.
* +1 Appeal
== Strategy ==
A relatively small expanse of shallow water which is surrounded entirely by land is considered a Lake. Their main function is to provide a source of fresh water for cities founded next to them (or connected to them via an Aqueduct); this is also their main differential from Coast. However, if they are big enough, they will almost always have at least one resource and can thus be explored just like seas and oceans.
Huey Teocalli is specifically designed to enhance Lakes. It adds +1 and to all Lake tiles for a total yield of 2 , 1 and 1 , plus any additional bonuses from resources (and bonus for the city which built it).
Note that Harbors can still be built on Lakes, and units may embark there. Of course, since Lakes are by definition landlocked, it doesn't make much sense to Embark units just to cross one instead of going around it by land, unless otherwise blocked such as by a Mountain.
In Rise and Fall you can build the new Water Park district in a Lake. This is especially useful for single-tile Lakes, which are of little use otherwise. The Water Park, with its special buildings and wider effect, is often a better alternative to the Entertainment Complex.
In Gathering Storm the new Canal district will allow connecting Lakes in suitable locations to the open ocean, or to any nearby body of water.
== Lake names ==
Gathering Storm introduced a new mechanic in which Lakes can have different names based on the first civilization that finds them. Below is the list of the names and civilization of origin:
Lakes 	Civilization 	Notes
Agua Vermelha 	Brazil 	
Altyevatnet 	Norway 	Appears to be a misspelling of Altevatnet, which lies in the county of Troms og Finnmark in Northern Norway. Also known as Álddesjávri in Northern Sámi, it covers nearly 80km2.
aManzamnyama 	Zulu 	
Aral Sea 	Russia, Scythia 	The Aral Sea was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan which began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up by the 2010s. When completely full it was the fourth largest lake in the world.
Ba Bể Lake 	Vietnam 	
Baengnokdam 	Korea 	A crater lake on top of the Hallasan volcano on Jeju Island in South Korea. The name means "white deer lake".
Bakhtegan Lake 	Persia 	Used to be a salt lake in Fars Province, Iran and the second largest of the country. Lake Bakhtegan is now completely dry due to dams built on the Kor River.
Bassenthwaite Lake 	England 	One of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. Also the only body of water in the Lake District with the word "lake" in its name.
Blåsjø 	Norway 	Covering 84.48km2 in the counties of Agder and Rogaland, this lake is artificial, formed by the Ulla-Førre hydropower complex, which consists of three hydroelectric power stations: Kvilldal, Saurdal and Hylen.
Boeung Kak 	Khmer 	It once was the largest urban lake in Phnom Penh. Now the lake has been filled with sand and the area is used for real estate development.
Bourget Lake 	France 	Lac du Bourget in French. Located within the Jura Mountains in the Savoie department, it is the deepest lake located entirely within France.
Budi Lake 	Mapuche 	A tidal brackish water lake located near the coast of La Araucanía Region in Chile.
Buwełno Lake 	Poland 	
Caburgua Lake 	Mapuche 	Located in the La Auracanía Region of Chile, it is a part of the Huerquehue National Park.
Chao Lake 	China 	Also known by its Chinese name Chao Hu, it is the largest lake in Anhui Province and one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China.
Chinchayqucha 	Inca 	Also known as Lago Junín or Lake Junin, it is the largest lake entirely within Peruvian territory.
Conison Lake 	England 	A misspelt Coniston Water, the third largest body of water in the Lake District.
Dąbie Lake 	Poland 	Located within the delta of the Oder River in northwestern Poland. It is named after the Dąbie district of the city of Szczecin.
Dal Lake 	India 	An urban lake in Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir region in India. Also known by its nicknames: "Lake of Flowers", "Jewel in the crown of Kashmir" and "Srinagar's Jewel".
Derwentwater Lake 	England 	Derwentwater, or Derwent Water, is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in England.
Dipor Bil 	India 	A permanent freshwater lake, also known as Deepor Beel, it is situated in the Assam state in India.
Dobskie Lake 	Poland 	Located in the Masurian Lake District in Poland. Dobskie Lake is one of six connected lakes which Lake Mamry is comprised of.
Doiran Lake 	Greece, Macedon 	Also known as Dojran Lake, it has an area of 43.1 square km (16.6 sq mi) shared between North Macedonia and Greece.
Dongting Lake 	China 	Dongting Lake is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan Province, China. It is a flood basin of the Yangtze River, so its volume depends on the season.
El Bricial 	Spain 	
Feldges Lake 	America 	A lake located in Stearns County, Minnesota.
Femunden 	Norway 	Norway's third largest lake, located in the counties of Innlandet and Trøndelag. Covers 203.52km2 and once marked the border with Sweden.
Fucine Lake 	Rome 	Known in Italian as Lago Fucino, it was a large endorheic lake in western Abruzzo, central Italy. Once the third largest lake in Italy, it was drained in 1878.
Galletué Lake 	Mapuche 	A glacial lake located in the Andes of La Araucanía Region of southern Chile.
Great Bear Lake 	Canada 	Largest lake entirely situated in Canada, the fourth-largest in North America and the eighth-largest in the world. It is found in the Northwest Territories.
Great Bitter Lake 	Arabia, Egypt 	A saltwater lake in Egypt, connected to the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea via the Suez Canal. The lake is used as a "passing lane" for ships passing through the Suez Canal.
Great Salt Lake 	America 	A lake found in the state of Utah, this sodium-rich lake is the namesake of Utah's capital: Salt Lake City.
Great Slave Lake 	Canada 	The tenth-largest lake in the world and also the deepest lake (614 metres; 2,014 ft) in North America. It is located in the Northwest Territories of Canada
Greenlee Lough 	England 	A national nature reserve in Northumberland, northern England. The lough was used as a reservoir by the Romans on Hadrian's wall.
Guarapiranga 	Brazil 	A reservoir in the southern area of the city of Sāo Paulo, Brazil.
Hamun Lake 	Persia 	A shallow lake located on the Irano-Afghan border in the Sistan region.
Hawr as Sa'diyah 	Babylon, Sumer 	
Heaven Lake 	Korea 	A crater lake on the border between China and North Korea. It lies within a caldera atop the volcanic Paektu Mountain. Heaven Lake is recognized as the highest volcanic lake in the world by Guinness Book of Records.
Hjälmaren 	Sweden 	Sweden's fourth largest lake, situated in the Central Swedish lowland. It's 63 kilometres long and 20 kilometres wide.
Hồ Tây 	Vietnam 	
Hongze Lake 	China 	The fourth largest freshwater lake in China, located in Jiangsu Province. It has quadrupled in size since the 12th century.
Hornindalsvatnet 	Norway 	Located in the Møre og Romsdal and Vestland counties, this is Norway's and Europe's deepest lake, measuring at a depth of 514 metres. Covers 51km2.
Hulun Lake 	China, Mongolia 	A large lake in the Inner Mongolia region of Northern China. It is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in all of China.
Ichkeul Lake 	Phoenicia 	Lake Ichkeul is a lake in Tunisia, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) to Bizerte, the northernmost city in Africa on the Mediterranean Sea.
Iliamna Lake 	America 	The largest lake in Alaska and the third largest lake entirely in the United States. Through the Kvichak River, its waters drain into Bristol Bay.
Issyk-Kul Lake 	Scythia 	Also known as Ysyk Köl, this saline lake in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan is the seventh deepest lake in the world. It means "warm lake" in Kyrgyz; although surrounded by snow-capped peaks, it never freezes.
Kartsakhi Lake 	Georgia 	This soda lake in the Caucasus Mountains is the second largest lake in Georgia. Part of the lake is located in Turkey, where it is known as Lake Aktaş.
Khar-Us Lake 	Mongolia 	Khar-Us Lake is a lake in western Mongolia in the Great Lakes Depression. It is the upper one in a system of the interconnected lakes: Khar-Us, Khar, Dörgön, Airag and Khyargas.
Khövsgöl Lake 	Mongolia 	Lake Khövsgöl is the largest fresh water lake in Mongolia by volume and second largest by area. It is located near the northern border of Mongolia.
Khyargas Lake 	Mongolia 	Khyargas Lake is a salt lake in Khyargas district, Uvs Province, Western Mongolia.
Kilunda Lake 	Kongo 	
Kolleru Lake 	India 	Located in the state of Andrha Pradesh in India, it forms the largest shallow freshwater lake in Asia.
Königssee 	Germany 	The third deepest lake in Germany, most of the lake is within the Berchtesgaden National Park.
Kosi Lake 	Zulu 	Probably better known as Kosi Bay. It is a series of four interlinked lakes in the Maputaland area of the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.
Lac de Grand-Lieu 	France 	In winter it is the largest lake in France, in the summer second after Lac du Bourget. Only licensed professional fishermen are allowed to use a boat on the lake.
Lagoa da Vela 	Portugal 	
Lagoa das Furnas 	Portugal 	
Lagoa das Sete Cidades 	Portugal 	
Lagoa de Santiago 	Portugal 	
Lagoa do Fogo 	Portugal 	
Lagoa dos Patos 	Brazil 	Lagoa dos Patos translates to Ducks' Lagoon. It is the largest barrier-lagoon in South America and is located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil.
Lagoas de Bertiandos 	Portugal 	
Laguna de Baý 	 	Otherwise known as Laguna Lake, it is the largest lake in the Philippines.
Laguna de la Cocha 	Gran Colombia 	Laguna de la Cocha) is a 39,000-hectare (96,000-acre) volcanic crater lake located within the Pasto Municipality in Nariño, Colombia.
Lắk Lake 	Vietnam 	
Lake Abaya 	Ethiopia 	Located in the Main Ethiopian Rift, east of the Guge Mountans.
Lake Abbe 	Ethiopia 	A salt lake, lying on the Ethiopia-Djibouti border. It is also known as Lake Abhe Bad. The lake is considered one of the most inaccessible areas of the earth.
Lake Aðapaskāw 	Cree 	Known in English as Lake Athabasca, the lake is located in Saskatchewan and Alberta provinces of Canada.
Lake Aiguebelette 	France 	Lac d'Aiguebelette in French, it is a natural lake within the department of Savoie, France.
Lake Alakol 	Scythia 	
Lake Albert 	 	
Lake Amadeus 	Australia 	
Lake Amatitlán 	Maya 	
Lake Ammer 	Germany 	
Lake Annecy 	France 	
Lake Antogo 	Mali 	
Lake Aougoundou 	Mali 	
Lake Atitlán 	 	
Lake Baikal 	Russia 	
Lake Balaton 	Hungary 	A freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. The largest lake in Central Europe. Well known for the Balaton Sound electronic music festival.
Lake Balkhash 	Scythia 	
Lake Bangweulu 	 	
Lake Bardawil 	Egypt 	
Lake Benacus 	Rome 	
Lake Beyşehir 	Byzantium, Ottomans 	
Lake Biwa 	Japan 	
Lake Bolsena 	Rome 	
Lake Bracciano 	Rome 	
Lake Bujon 	Korea 	
Lake Burdur 	Byzantium, Ottomans 	
Lake Carnegie 	Australia 	
Lake Chalco 	Aztec 	
Lake Chamo 	Ethiopia 	
Lake Champlain 	America, Canada 	
Lake Chew Bahir 	Ethiopia 	
Lake Chiemsee 	Germany 	
Lake Chon 	Korea 	
Lake Constance 	Germany 	
Lake Copais 	Greece 	
Lake Débo 	Mali 	
Lake Disappointment 	Australia 	
Lake Egirdir 	Byzantium, Ottomans 	
Lake Enol 	Spain 	
Lake Ercina 	Spain 	
Lake Erie 	America, Canada 	The fourth largest of the Great Lakes of North America.
Lake Eyre 	Australia 	
Lake Faguibine 	Mali 	
Lake Fertő 	Hungary 	
Lake Frome 	Australia 	
Lake Geneva 	France, Gaul 	
Lake Gopło 	Poland 	
Lake Grevelingen 	Netherlands 	Grevelingenmeer (Lake Grevelingen) is a closed off part of the Rhine-Meuse estuary on the border of the Dutch provinces of South Holland and Zeeland. It is the largest saltwater lake in Europe.
Lake Güija 	Maya 	
Lake Habbaniyah 	Babylon, Sumer 	
Lake Hammar 	Babylon, Sumer 	
Lake Hauroko 	Māori 	
Lake Herrera 	Gran Colombia 	
Lake Hévíz 	Hungary 	
Lake Huron 	America, Canada 	One of the Great Lakes of North America.
Lake Idku 	Egypt 	Lake Idku connects to the Mediterranean Sea. The lake lies to the west of the city of Edku in northern Egypt
Lake IJssel 	Netherlands 	The IJsselmeer also known as Lake IJssel in English, is a closed off inland bay in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland
Lake Inawashiro 	Japan 	Lake Inawashiro is the fourth-largest lake in Japan, located in central Fukushima Prefecture, south of Mount Bandai. It is also known as the 'Heavenly Mirror Lake' (天鏡湖, Tenkyōko)
Lake Iseo 	Rome 	
Lake Izabal 	Maya 	
Lake Iznik 	Byzantium, Ottomans 	
Lake Karla 	Greece 	
Lake Kasumigaura 	Japan 	The second-largest lake in Japan, located 60 km to the north-east of Tokyo.
Lake Kawaguchi 	Japan 	
Lake Khanka 	China, Russia 	
Lake Khasan 	Korea 	
Lake Kivu 	 	
Lake Koroneia 	Greece, Macedon 	
Lake Kummerow 	Germany 	
Lake Ladoga 	Russia 	
Lake Larius 	Rome 	
Lake Leopoldo 	Gran Colombia 	
Lake Louise 	Canada 	
Lake Mackay 	Australia 	
Lake Mai-Ndombe 	Kongo 	
Lake Mamry 	Poland 	
Lake Manapouri 	Māori 	
Lake Manzala 	Egypt 	
Lake Mariout 	Egypt 	
Lake Marken 	Netherlands 	The Markermeer or Lake Marken is a 700 km2 (270 sq mi) lake in the central Netherlands in between provinces Flevoland and Noord-Holland and its smaller and larger neighbors, the IJmeer and IJsselmeer.
Lake Matano 	Indonesia 	
Lake Mer-Wer 	Egypt 	
Lake Michigan 	America 	One of the Great Lakes of North America.
Lake Mistassini 	Canada 	
Lake Müritz 	Germany 	
Lake Mweru 	 	
Lake Nakaumi 	Japan 	
Lake Neuchâtel 	Gaul 	
Lake Nhlabane 	Zulu 	
Lake Niangay 	Mali 	
Lake Nicaragua 	 	
Lake Niegocin 	Poland 	
Lake Nipigon 	Canada 	
Lake of Banyoles 	Spain 	Lake of Banyoles or Estany de Banyoles is a natural lake located in the province of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest natural lake in Catalonia.
Naarden Lake 	Netherlands 	The Naardermeer or Naarden Lake is situated in central The Netherlands, close to its namesake city Naarden.
Lake Nyasa 	 	
Lake of the Woods 	America, Canada 	
Lake Okeechobee 	America 	
Lake Onega 	Russia 	
Lake Ontario 	America, Canada 	
Lake Paliastomi 	Georgia 	This lake is connected to the Black Sea. Also included within the boundaries of the Kolkheti National Park in Georgia.
Lake Peipus 	Russia 	
Lake Petén Itzá 	Maya 	
Lake Poso 	Indonesia 	
Lake Prespa 	Greece, Macedon 	
Lake Pukaki 	Māori 	The largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island.
Lake Puwpu 	Inca 	
Lake Rotoiti 	Māori 	
Lake Rotomahana 	Māori 	
Lake Rotorua 	Māori 	
Lake Saimaa 	 	
Lake Saint Lucia 	Zulu 	
Lake Schwerin 	Germany 	
Lake Sentarum 	Indonesia 	
Lake Sevan 	 	
Lake Shala 	Ethiopia 	
Lake Shinji 	Japan 	
Lake Sibhayi 	Zulu 	
Lake Starnberg 	Germany 	
Lake Superior 	America, Canada 	One of the Great Lakes of North America.
Lake Szelid 	Hungary 	
Lake Tahoe 	America 	
Lake Tai 	China, Scythia 	
Lake Tana 	Ethiopia 	
Lake Tanganyika 	 	
Lake Taupo 	Māori 	
Lake Taymyr 	Russia 	
Lake Texcoco 	Aztec 	Saltwater lake in what is now Mexico City. Site of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan. Drained when the Spanish built Mexico City.
Lake Te Anau 	Māori 	Second largest lake by surface area in New Zealand. Two of New Zealand's Great Walks start at the lake; the Milford Track and the Kepler track.
Lake Titiqaqa 	Inca 	
Lake Toba 	Indonesia 	
Lake Torrens 	Australia 	
Lake Tota 	Gran Colombia 	
Lake Towuti 	Indonesia 	
Lake Trasimene 	Rome 	
Lake Trichonida 	Greece 	
Lake Tumba 	Kongo 	
Lake Turkana 	Ethiopia 	
Lake Tuz 	Byzantium, Ottomans 	
Lake Urmia 	Persia 	
Lake Valencia 	Gran Colombia 	
Lake Van 	Byzantium, Ottomans 	
Lake Vegoritida 	Greece, Macedon 	
Lake Velence 	Hungary 	
Lake Verbanus 	Rome 	
Lake Victoria 	 	
Lake Vistonida 	Greece, Macedon 	
Lake Volvi 	Greece, Macedon 	
Lake Waikaremoana 	Māori 	
Lake Wakatipu 	Māori 	
Lake Walchen 	Germany 	
Lake Wanaka 	Māori 	
Lake Wigry 	Poland 	
Lake Windermere 	England 	
Lake Winnebago 	America 	
Lake Winnipeg 	Canada, Cree 	
Lake Winnipegosis 	Cree 	
Lake Xaltocan 	Aztec 	
Lake Xochimilco 	Aztec 	
Lake Yeak Laom 	Khmer 	
Lake Ziway 	Ethiopia 	
Lake Zumpango 	Aztec 	
Lauwers Lake 	Netherlands 	Lauwersmeer or Lauwers Lake is a man-made lake in the north of the Netherlands, on the border of the provinces of Groningen and Friesland. The central and eastern parts of the lake became Lauwersmeer National Park on 12 November 2003.
Limingen 	Norway 	Covers 94km2 and is located in the municipalities of Røyrvik and Lierne in Trøndelag county. Also known as Lyjmede in Southern Sámi.
Loch Awe 	Scotland 	
Loch Coruisk 	Scotland 	
Loch Finlaggan 	Scotland 	
Loch Lomond 	Scotland 	
Loch Maree 	Scotland 	
Loch Morar 	Scotland 	
Loch Ness 	Scotland 	
Loch Tay 	Scotland 	
Loktak Lake 	India 	
Łuknajno Lake 	Poland 	
Maharloo Lake 	Babylon, Persia, Sumeria	
Mälaren 	Sweden 	
Mallalafquén 	Mapuche 	
Mjøsa 	Norway 	Norway's largest lake, located in the counties of Viken and Innlandet, covering 362km2. The cities of Lillehammer, Gjøvik and Hamar are all located along the shores of this lake, and it contains Norway's largest freshwater island, Helgøya. Water transport on Mjøsa was once vital for the settlements on its shores, but this was replaced by the eventual construction of railways.
Møsvatnet 	Norway 	More commonly known as simply Møsvatn, this lake is located in the municipality of Vinje in Vestfold og Telemark county, and lies at 919 metres above sea level, not far away from the Hardangervidda plateau. Its primary outflow, the river Måna, serves as the primary inflow for another lake on Norway's list of names: Tinnsjøen.
Mundaú Lagoon 	Brazil 	
Namak Lake 	Persia 	
Nisser 	Norway 	Located in the municipality of Nissedal (which derives its name from the lake) in Vestfold og Telemark county. Covering 76.3km2, the lake's name is identical to the indefinitive plural form of the word nisse, which is the name of a short, gnome-like creature in Scandinavian mythology. However, the lake's name is etymologically unrelated to the creature.
Norsjø 	Norway 	Located in the municipalities of Skien, Nome and Sauherad in Vestfold og Telemark county. Covers 55.48km2 and is part of the Telemark Canal.
Oreti Lake 	Georgia 	
Oros Lake 	Brazil 	
Øyeren 	Norway 	Covers 84.74km2 and is located in the municipalities of Enebakk, Lillestrøm, Rælingen, Spydeberg and Trøgstad in Viken county. Glomma, the longest river in Norway, creates Northern Europe's largest inland river delta in this lake as it passes through it. The lake's name (Øyir in Old Norse) is derived from the word øy - "island" or "flat and fertile land along a waterside" - referring to the flat islands that make up this delta.
Pallqaqucha 	Inca 	
Pangong Tso 	India 	
Paravani Lake 	Georgia 	
Pariwanaqucha 	Inca 	
Pateira de Fermentelos 	Portugal 	
Plauer See 	Germany 	
Poyang Lake 	China 	
Qinghai Lake 	China 	
Reindeer Lake 	Canada, Cree 	
Represa de Eng Souza Dias	Brazil 	
Riñihue Lake 	Mapuche 	
Røssvatnet 	Norway 	Norway's second largest lake, located in the municipalities of Hattfjelldal and Hemnes in Nordland county. It is also a reservoir, and covers 218.61km2. Had it not been for the dams that regulate its volume, it would have covered 190km2, and would only have been Norway's third largest lake. Also known as Reevhtse in Southern Sámi.
Saaler Bodden 	Germany 	
Samji Lake 	Korea 	
Sanabria Lake 	Spain 	
Sarygamysh Lake 	Scythia 	
Schaalsee 	Germany 	
Sea of Galilee 	Arabia, Phoenicia 	
Selbusjøen 	Norway 	Lies primarily in the municipality of Selbu (which takes its name from this lake) in Trøndelag county, but a small part of it is located within Trondheim's municipal borders, with the lake lying southeast of the city itself. Covers 58.26km2.
Shuswap Lake 	Canada 	
Snåsavatnet 	Norway 	Located in the municipalities of Snåsa and Steinkjer in Trøndelag county. Covers 122km2.
Śniardwy 	Poland 	The largest lake in Poland.
Steinhuder Meer 	Germany 	
Storsjön 	Sweden 	
Tabatskuri Lake 	Georgia 	
Te waihora 	Māori 	
Tinnsjøen 	Norway 	Covers 51.43km2 and is located in the municipalities of Tinn and Notodden in Vestfold og Telemark county. Most famous for being the final resting place of the SF Hydro, a steam-powered railway ferry sunk by the Norwegian resistance during World War II, as part of the heavy water sabotage. The shipment of heavy water that was intended for Germany remains at the bottom of the lake to this day.
Tonle Bati Lake 	Khmer 	
Tonlé Sap 	Khmer 	
Tyrifjorden 	Norway 	Covers 139km2, and is located in the municipalities of Hole, Lier, Modum and Ringerike in Viken county, 40km northwest of Oslo. Despite what the name implies, it is commonly not regarded as a fjord.
Ullswater Lake 	England 	
Utikuma Lake 	Cree 	
Uvs Lake 	Mongolia 	
Vänern 	Sweden 	
Vättern 	Sweden 	
Vembanad Lake 	India 	
Wabamun Lake 	Cree 	
Wakaw Lake 	Cree 	
Waskesiu Lake 	Cree 	
West Lake 	China 	
West Nubian Lake 	Nubia 	
Wojnowo Lake 	Poland 	
Wollaston Lake 	Cree 	
Yanaqucha 	Inca 	
== Gallery ==
File:Lake tile in-game (Civ6).png|A Lake tile, as seen in-game
== See also ==
* Lake in other games