Lake Hylia

Lake Hylia features most famously in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (although is it also seen in several other games). It is the largest body of water in Hyrule, and is commonly relevant to the Zora people.

In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Lake Hylia is a vast lake containing a hidden temple that goes by the name of the Water Temple. Link can use the Iron Boots to sink to the bottom of the Lake to discover a few secrets (the Zora Tunic is also recommended). On the shore of the lake there is the Lake Hylia Laboratory, which is home to an old man that watches you when you dive in his oversized tank. Many Guays roam this place, and can get very frustrating when trying to get somewhere. Also on the shore of Lake Hylia there is a scarecrow named Pierre who helps Link obtain the Scarecrow's Song. There is also a fishing hut, where Link can fish to his heart's content for only 20 Rupees a time. The Fire Arrows are also obtainable here.



In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Lake Hylia, as home of the Lanayru Spirit Spring and Fyer's Cannon Rides, has changed much since its debut in Ocarina of Time, and has been adapted to handle the rigors of Twilight Princess. The Lake is also home to the underwater Lakebed Temple, similar to the Water Temple, and with that, the final Fused Shadow that Link must collect to continue on this journey to rid the land of Hyrule of Twilight.

It is here that the final Light Tear is wrested from the Twilit Bloat, and the Spirit Lanayru is rejuvenated from the depths of the Spirit Spring. It is here where Link can hop a ride to the Gerudo Desert from the cannon of old Fyer, and visit with the Hylian ally Auru to learn of the demon within the Arbiter's Grounds in Gerudo Desert. The Great Bridge of Hylia spans the lake from high above, and is the location where Link triumphs against King Bulblin in a makeshift jousting match. Lake Hylia is home to three Heart Pieces and is the principle area that Link can recieve the Clawshot for the first time (from within the Lakebed Temple). He can also talk to a strange bird called Plumm as a wolf to play a little minigame.