Perhaps the most famous loch is Loch Ness, although there are other large examples such as [Loch Shin]?, [Loch Tay]? and [Loch Lomond]?. New reservoirs for hydroelectric? schemes are given names faithful to the names for natural bodies, for example [Loch Sloy]? pumped-storage? scheme.
Not all freshwater lakes are known as lochs, although those that do differ tend to have colourful histories - for example [the Lake of Menteith]?.