DF2014:Lake

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A lake is a biome. It is a large area covered with fairly deep water. Lakes can be filled with freshwater, saltwater or brackish water. Lakes have slopes leading into the water, making them ideal for learning how to swim in adventure mode.

The settings you choose during World generation have a large impact on how many lakes will be formed. For example, a Large Island world will typically have many fewer lakes than a Large Region world.

There are six types of lakes, divided by climate and the salinity of the water. They are listed in the following table:

	Freshwater	Brackish water	Saltwater
Temperate	Temperate freshwater lake	Temperate brackish lake	Temperate saltwater lake
Tropical	Tropical freshwater lake	Tropical brackish lake	Tropical saltwater lake

Wildlife

Creatures

Name	Temperate lake			Tropical lake
	Freshwater	Brackish	Saltwater	Freshwater	Brackish	Saltwater
T Alligator snapping turtle	✔	✔
b Beaver	✔	✔	✔
α Carp	✔			✔
t Common snapping turtle	✔	✔
d Duck	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
g Goose	✔	✔	✔
H Hippo				✔	✔	✔
g Longnose gar	✔	✔
l Loon	✔	✔	✔
α Milkfish				✔	✔	✔
m Mink	✔	✔	✔
o Osprey	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
α Pike	✔	✔
o River otter	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
~ Sea lamprey	✔	✔	✔
s Sponge	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
ò Stingray				✔	✔	✔
s Swan	✔	✔	✔
α Tigerfish				✔

In savage lakes:

Name	Temperate lake			Tropical lake
	Freshwater	Brackish	Saltwater	Freshwater	Brackish	Saltwater
a Axolotl man				✔	✔	✔
b Beaver man	✔	✔	✔
A Giant axolotl				✔	✔	✔
B Giant beaver	✔	✔	✔
F Giant green tree frog	✔
H Giant hippo				✔	✔	✔
L Giant leech	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
L Giant loon	✔	✔	✔
M Giant mink	✔	✔	✔
O Giant osprey	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
O Giant otter	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
T Giant snapping turtle	✔	✔
S Giant sponge	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
s Giant swan	✔	✔	✔
f Green tree frog man	✔
H Hippo man				✔	✔	✔
l Leech man	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
l Loon man	✔	✔	✔
m Mink man	✔	✔	✔
o Osprey man	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
o Otter man	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
T Snapping turtle man	✔	✔
s Sponge man	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
s Swan man	✔	✔	✔

Vermin

Name	Temperate lake			Tropical lake
	Freshwater	Brackish	Saltwater	Freshwater	Brackish	Saltwater
∙ Axolotl				X	X	X
α Banded knifefish				X
α Black bullhead	X
α Brown bullhead	X
α Char	X
α Clown loach				X
∙ Green tree frog	X
α Guppy				X	X	X
~ Leech	X	X	X	X	X	X
α Lungfish				X	X	X
m Mussel	X	X	X	X	X	X
α Perch	X
α Rainbow trout	X
α Sailfin molly	X	X	X
α Yellow bullhead	X

In good lakes:

Name	Temperate lake			Tropical lake
	Freshwater	Brackish	Saltwater	Freshwater	Brackish	Saltwater
∙ Fairy	X	X	X	X	X	X
· Pixie	X	X	X	X	X	X

"Lake" in other Languages Dwarven: ner Elvish: ÿonali Goblin: smespu Human: hode

World
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Structures	Counting house • Catacombs • Dungeon • Guildhall • Keep • Library • Market Mead hall • Sewer • Tavern • Temple • Tomb • Tower • Treasure room Underworld spire