Alake that stores water for human use is called a
a. reservoir.
b. dam.
c. crater lake.
d. pond.

The correct answer is - a. reservoir.

The lakes that are made with human assistance in order to provide water for the uses of the human populations are called reservoirs. The reservoirs are located in river valleys, when at a certain, precisely determined point of the river, a dam is built in order to stop the water and accumulate it.

The reservoirs are used for multiple things, mostly for irrigation and production of electric power, but also as places for recreation, fishing, even as reservoirs for water for drinking.

The sizes and capacities of the reservoirs varies, and they can be miniature at very small streams, or enormous and built on very large rivers.