Types of Lakes
Seepage Lake
A seepage lake is a lake formed by
the slow oozing out of water into the
earth's surface from the pores and
crevices of the earth's mantle rock.
Middle English: "sipen"
Greek "lakkos" - pond, cistern.
the slow oozing out of water into the
earth's surface from the pores and
crevices of the earth's mantle rock.
Middle English: "sipen"
Greek "lakkos" - pond, cistern.
Crater Lake
A crater lake is a sheet of water
collected in the crater of an
extinct volcano.
collected in the crater of an
extinct volcano.
Oxbow Lake
An oxbow lake is a lake created from
a meandering river which becomes
separated when the silt that is
deposited at the backwater,
cuts it off from the rest of the river.
These lakes are often known as bayous.
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