In this module we will query and visualize Alpine lakes from Open Street Maps in QGIS. Lakes are defined in OSM with tags "natural=water" and "water=lake". Ensure the 4 Himalayan states are visible in the current QGIS map view. Open up QuickOSM and query for "water=lake" in the "Canvas Extent" to retrieve all lakes in current map view. See Images 1+2 below.

Unlike passes and peaks (point features), lakes are returned as polygon features in vector layer.