# Lake or waterfront lot pool ideas

A waterfront lot is regulated land, so the rules decide how close the pool can sit to the shore. Here are 6 designs.

Shoreline setbacks, flood zones and sometimes environmental review limit where a pool can go. The view is the point, so a low edge, glass fence or vanishing edge can frame it.

## Designs

- [Canal-front vanishing edge pool in Fort Lauderdale](https://rendersplash.com/pool-ideas/canal-front-vanishing-edge-pool-fort-lauderdale): A long rectangle that runs out to the seawall so the water meets the canal and the yacht beyond it.
- [Waterfront contemporary pool on Sarasota Bay](https://rendersplash.com/pool-ideas/waterfront-contemporary-pool-sarasota): A pool with cut corners, a wood-look deck and an open view across the water to the keys.
- [Mediterranean lakeside pool in Henderson](https://rendersplash.com/pool-ideas/lake-las-vegas-mediterranean-pool-henderson): A big freeform with a vanishing edge toward the lake, a cabana and the kind of tile you hear about.
- [Lakefront craftsman pool on Mercer Island](https://rendersplash.com/pool-ideas/lakefront-craftsman-pool-mercer-island): An L-shaped pool with brick coping and a long lawn down to the dock on Lake Washington.
- [Harborfront vanishing edge pool in Newport, Rhode Island](https://rendersplash.com/pool-ideas/harborfront-vanishing-edge-pool-newport): A pool that spills toward the harbor, a glass fence so you never lose the sailboats and a stone terrace.
- [Lake Norman farmhouse pool with a vanishing edge](https://rendersplash.com/pool-ideas/lake-norman-farmhouse-pool-north-carolina): A long rectangle that looks out over the water, with a sun shelf, a hot tub and a dock below.