v50 Steam/Premium information for editors
  • v50 information can now be added to pages in the main namespace. v0.47 information can still be found in the DF2014 namespace. See here for more details on the new versioning policy.
  • Use this page to report any issues related to the migration.
This notice may be cached—the current version can be found here.

DF2014:Lake

From Dwarf Fortress Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This article is about an older version of DF.
Splish splosh.

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[edit]

Creatures[edit]

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[edit]

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 Books-aj.svg aj ashton 01.svg
Dwarven: ner
Elven: ÿonali
Goblin: smespu
Human: hode
Worlds
General
Map
Biomes
Chasm · Desert · Forest · Glacier · Grassland · Lake · Mountain · Murky pool · Ocean · River · Savanna · Shrubland · Tundra · Wetland
Features
Aquifer · Brook · Deep pit · Island · Magma pool · Passage · Road · Tunnel · Volcano · Waterfall
Underground
Civilization
Sites
Camp · Castle · Cave · Dark fortress · Dark pits · Forest retreat · Fort · Fortress · Hamlet · Hillocks · Labyrinth · Lair · Monastery · Mountain halls · Ruins · Shrine · Tomb · Tower · Town · Vault
Structures
Other