About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: Fjord, Loch, Eutrophication, Limnology, Lake, Lake retention time, Reservoir, Lakes of Titan, Endorheic basin, Cenote, Turlough, Mere, Meromictic lake, Trophic state index, Oxbow lake, Hydrosere, Mixed layer, Deep lake water cooling, Paleolimnology, Beel, Ephemeral, Open and closed lakes, Lists of lakes, Ullibarri-Gamboa, Gilgai, Salt lake, Pluvial lake, Billabong, Tarn, Lake stratification, Monomictic lake, University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center, Ordinary high water mark, Prairie lake, Ribbon lake, Ancient lake, Rift lake, White Sitch, Moraine-dammed lake, Gloe lake, Dimictic lake, Pockmark, Llyn, Holomictic lake, Polymictic lake, Lake capture, Vlei, Dystrophic lake, Alpine lake, Chott, Relative thermal resistance, Pink lake, Amictic lake, Underground lake, Fjard, Waterwolf, Large Lakes Observatory. Excerpt: A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, not to be confused with a lagoon, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing. However most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers. In some parts of the world there are many lakes because of chaotic drainage patterns left over from the last Ice Age. All lakes are temporary over geologic time scales, as they will slowly fill in with sediments or spill out of the basin containing them. Many lakes are artificial and are constructed for industrial or agricultural use, for hydro-electric power generation or domestic water supply, or for aesthetic or recreational purposes. Bl...
