Ternopil Lake

Ternopil Lake
Komsomol Lake
Ternopil Lake; Komsomol Lake
	View of the lake
Location	Ternopil, Ternopil Oblast
Coordinates	49°33′52″N 25°34′51″E / 49.56444°N 25.58083°ECoordinates: 49°33′52″N 25°34′51″E / 49.56444°N 25.58083°E
Lake type	artificial lake
Basin countries	Ukraine

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Ternopil Lake (Ukrainian: Тернопільське озеро, known as Komsomol Lake before 1992) is a man-made lake in Ternopil, Ukraine. It was created in 1548 by Jan Amor Tarnowski as one link in a chain of fortifications encircling his residence, the Tarnopol Castle. In the 16th century the lake stretched for 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) up to the high dam carrying the Lwów Highway.

The lake, formerly renowned for its fisheries, had silted up by the mid-20th century and was further damaged during the Second World War. It was reconstructed and expanded in 1952 to include a network of marshes bordering the Seret River. There is an old Soviet motor ship still operating on the lake. A local version of the Jet d'Eau was inaugurated in 1975.