Types
Tectonic lakes: These lakes filled the depressions caused by faults and folds. Are lakes formed by the movement of soil, preventing the free flow of a river.
of barriers: They are formed when glacial moraines or other materials, such as lava flows or landslides, valleys, clogging and allow the accumulation of water and prevent drainage.
Glaciers: Glaciers dug broad basins to polish the bedrock and redistribute the materials pulled. A glacial lake formed when water eroded the space occupied by the ice mass.
of crater Can be given after the explosion crater of a volcano, which is a volcanic caldera collapse or circular may be flooded after the end forming a lake. If the crater has no cracks and is composed of materials of low porosity, a lake can become permanent if it receives enough rain water.
endorheic: endorheic basin lakes are depressions in the earth's crust that have no outlet to the sea. Usually contain something salty waters due to the progressive concentration of salts as a result of evaporation. Pelagic
: pelagic lakes are only remnants of ancient seas were surrounded by land.
Continent Lake Area (km2) Depth (m)
Caspian Asia 371 000 1025
Superior North 82 000 406
Africa Victoria 70 000 82 North Huron
60,000 229
58 000 281 North Michigan
Aral Sea Asia 34 000 65
Tanganyika Africa 33 000 1470
America Great Bear Lake
31 000 446 29 000 695 Africa Malawi
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