Do man made lakes have a tide?

Question

There is a man made lake here in Virginia Beach, and I am trying to figure out of the tide will raise even if its man made

Answer 1

tides are bodies of water affected by the moon, so i would say yes

Answer 2

All bodies of water have tides. It's just that the bigger the body, the larger the difference in tides and the easier it is to see. Water on the Earth's surface is affected by the moon. When the moon is out, the moon pulls the water towards itself due to gravity. Then as the Earth turns away from the moon, the water is released from the moons hold. This causes a phenomenon we call tides. It pulls on water no matter if it's in the ocean, a lake, or a man made body of water.

Answer 3

Yes there will be a tide although it will be so small it will be very difficult to detect -- which is true of most lakes and ponds whether natural or man-made!!

Answer 4

water is affected by gravity. Tides are caused by the pull of the moons gravity. Therefore i conclude that even if the lake is manmade, it still has water so i can say that yes. tides affect manmade lakes

Answer 5

technically every lake has a tide but it all depends on the size. a huge lake like lake superior has tides

Answer 6

Wasn't god a man once? So all waters is man made and they has tides

Answer 7

No
Lake Superior doesn't show tidal action. And it is the largest lake around.

Answer 8

All bodies of water respond to tidal forces, whether man-made or not. So do rocks and buildings, but it isn't as observable.

Answer 9

http://gpc.edu/~pgore/Earth&Space/waves-tides-currents.html

Go here...Kimmie

Answer 10

yea