The difference between a river and a lake.

Original in this case is Lake Balkhash, whose waters are half salty. The fresh side is diluted by the rivers Karatal, Aksu and Lepsy, stretching from the Dzhungarskiy Alatau. The saltiest is Lake Dead Sea, the deepest is Lake Baikal, and the largest is the Caspian Sea.

Lake Baikal in winter

Lakes, in which any rivers begin, are called wastewater. For example - Baikal, Big American and Lake Victoria, which gave birth to the Nile. Those reservoirs that do not give life to a single river are called endless. This group includes the Caspian Sea, Chad and Titicaca.

The Chinese wandering lake Lop Nor, wandering across Central Asia, is very interesting. Its banks can vary within 100 km, depending on which river that feeds it is currently full-flowing.

Conclusions TheDifference.ru

  1. Both hydrological objects have different shapes and essences. A river is a flow of water in a linear, open cavity in the earth's crust. A lake is a mass of water in a closed depression, the shape of which depends on its origin.
  2. The history of the origin of the depressions is different. The river worked its course by itself. The lake was helped by a blockage, a karst process, a river overflowing its banks, a glacier or an earthquake.
  3. Structural parts are visible in the river - source, mouth, rapids, waterfalls, rifts, but the lakes do not have them.
  4. Rivers are only fresh, lake waters can be fresh or salty.
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