Lakes
A lake is a terrain feature (or physical feature), a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin (another type of landform or terrain feature; that is, it is not global) and moves slowly if it moves at all. On Earth, a body of water is considered a lake when it is inland, not part of the ocean, is larger and deeper than a pond, and is fed by a river.
Natural lakes on Earth are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing or recent 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.
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Date: 12/14/2008
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Lake Doonella Noosa Heads Queensland Australia
Date: 2/17/2012
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Lake Matheson Reflection Westland Tai Poutini National Park New Zealand
Date: 2/16/2012
Views: 2480
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Oxbow Bend Lake And Mountains Grand Teton National Park Wyoming
Date: 2/16/2012
Views: 1311
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Peyto Lake Mount Patterson Banff National Park Alberta Canada
Date: 11/3/2011
Views: 4513
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Sunset Over Crater Lake Oregon
Date: 2/16/2012
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Sunset Over Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake Washington
Date: 4/25/2011
Views: 1339
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Sierra Sunrise Fannette Island Lake Tahoe
Date: 8/12/2009
Views: 1374
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Sunset at Pyramid Lake Nevada
Date: 1/18/2012
Views: 5037
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Watson Lake Near Prescott Arizona
Date: 10/20/2010
Views: 2052
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Umm Al-Maa Lake Awbari Libya
Date: 12/13/2011
Views: 4016
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Fall in the Tatoosh Wilderness, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Date: 2/3/2010
Views: 876
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Hallstatt, Austria
Date: 2/3/2010
Views: 1788
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Pond Reflections, Upper Dells, Matthiessen State Park, Illinois
Date: 2/3/2010
Views: 983
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Radnor Lake in Autumn, Nashville, Tennessee
Date: 2/3/2010
Views: 815
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Twin Big Lake
Date: 5/27/2007
Views: 895
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Date: 1/20/2010
Views: 818
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Date: 1/20/2010
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Date: 1/20/2010
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Date: 1/20/2010
Views: 896
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Date: 9/14/2009
Views: 908
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Date: 9/14/2009
Views: 946
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Canyon Ferry Lake, Montana
Date: 9/14/2009
Views: 962
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Emerald Bay at Dawn Lake, Tahoe California
Date: 9/14/2009
Views: 847
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Early Morning Light Surrounds North Lake, Bishop, California
Date: 9/14/2009
Views: 867
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Crystal Lake, San Juan National Forest, Colorado
Date: 9/14/2009
Views: 834
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berta, Canada – Lake Louise
Date: 5/15/2009
Views: 926
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Cascade Lake, Californian Sierra, Nevada California
Date: 5/15/2009
Views: 945
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