freshwater lake
Non-saline water body
A freshwater lake is a body of standing water fed by rivers, streams, or precipitation rather than ocean water.
Unlike saltwater lakes, freshwater lakes contain minimal dissolved salts, making their water drinkable and suitable for irrigation: The Great Lakes are the world's largest freshwater lake system.
Most lakes on Earth are freshwater.
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- volcanic lakeWater-filled volcanic depression
- artificial reservoirConstructed water storage basin
- loonsAquatic diving birds
loon call · fishing · trout · bass fishing · freshwater · oxbow lake · wetland · paddleboarding · crater lake · high-altitude lake · estuary · glacial lake · kayaking · canoe trip · swimming · still waters · boating · cattails
- freshwater featurescreek, brook, tributary, pond, headwaters
- lake typesglacial lake, crater lake, natural lake, artificial lake, alpine lake
- Lake VictoriaLake Victoria, Entebbe, tilapia, cichlids, fishing industry
- water bodiessea, lakes, lake, rivers, streams
- freshwaterponds, creek, brook, pond life, pond
- lakesLake Michigan, Lake Erie, Great Lakes, Lake Superior, Lake Tahoe
salinity
freshwater lakesalt lake
Enclosed hypersaline water body
ocean · sea · tidal lagoon · brackish water · marine environment