| Provider | McGill / WWF / partners |
| Spatial Coverage | Global (lakes > ~10 ha) |
| Spatial Resolution | Vector polygons |
| Temporal Coverage | Static |
| Period | 2016 |
| Key variables | Lake polygons + attributes (area, volume estimates) |
| Access URL | https://www.hydrosheds.org/products/hydrolakes |
| License/Terms | Open (non-commercial terms) |
| Reliability | High |
| API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID | HTTP; GIS shapefiles/GeoPackage |
| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms13603 |
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