Can a lake have undertow?

Answer:

For there to be an undertow in a lake it must have an underground water source, a spring feeding in and tides, caused by the moon, which happens only in the ocean. So my answer is no, a lake may not have an undertow.

However, a lake may have a submerged drainage sink, which if not technically an undertow would have a similar effect.

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