Ternopil pond is an artificial pond in the city centre of Ternopil, established in 1951, on the spot where earlier on the Seret river were numerous swamps. Today, the habit locals call the pond a lake, despite its artificial origin. At that time the pond was called the Komsomol, the modern name "Ternopil pond" received only in 1991

The story of the creation of the Ternopil lake begins almost from the time he began to build the city itself. Its Creator was the founder of the city Polish crown Hetman Jan Tarnavsky, which received permission for the construction of the dam and including, the creation of the pond. Built in the floodplain of the river Seret Ternopil lake functioned posledstviyea link between defensive buildings of those times, protecting from Tatar and Turkish invaders. It is worth noting that the lake covers an area of about 300 ha. And in addition to the protective function, the pond served as a place for breeding fish.

Before the construction of the bed of the pond Seret was blocked by a dam. Before the Second world war, and during it, the territory of the Ternopil lake was in disarray. Large scale recovery of the reservoir took place in the 50s of the 20 century when was built a new dam, and the water level was much higher than it was before. The area of the new reservoir was more than 300 hectares, and called it a Komsomol lake. At the time, along the Eastern shore of the lake was laid out a Park of Shevchenko and a island Sidorenko (now known as the island of love). In 1975 on the Ternopil lake was a fountain called "the Jet of CoreDuo", which became another of its decoration. The height of the jet of the fountain reaches 15 m.

Today Ternopil pond is a business card of the city, and a favorite place of recreation for residents and visitors to the city of Ternopil. The lake runs the ship "Captain T. G. Pariahs".