In 1849 David Livingstone described it as a "shimmering lake, some long and 20 wide".

After another hour's march, when the shimmering lake remained at the self-same distance, I began to believe.

He lives next to forested hills and a shimmering lake.

He finds himself in a shimmering lake of golden water, far far underground.

It even had a window that looked out onto the park and the shimmering lake beyond.

The river became an enormous, shimmering lake, covering many acres of previously open country.

The day's raw heat rose around them like a shimmering lake of light.

A trail leads from the mouth of the pass to a shimmering lake of crystal clear water.

At the horizon it vanished into a heat mirage, a shimmering lake of mercury.

Quietly, she left the bedroom, and went sadly to stand on the verandah looking up the shimmering lake.