There is no inlet or outlet to the lake. It is spring fed. There appears to be no immediate correlation with the amount or rainfall. Why doesn't the lake respond like a very large rain guage?
2006-07-30 13:57:59 · 5 answers · asked by Jerome S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
You answered the question yourself. It is spring fed.
2006-07-30 14:03:11 · answer #1 · answered by idiot detector 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only logical explenation is that the only thing that determens the amount of water in the lake is the spring and the amount of water it gives. Because the lake is a large mass of water you can not see the effect of rainfall on the depth of the lake because the volume of the lake is much larger than the volume of rain that falls. However, the spring is fed by underground water that is very far away from the lake itself so the climate conditions are different over the lake and in a remote place where the spring is fed by underground water. Therefore rainfall on the lake can not impact on its volume. The only thing that would effect the depth of the lake is the climate change in remote place where the spring is fed by underground water.
2006-07-30 21:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by tak_np 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is probably an underground cavity where the water goes rather than rising. When the snow melts or when it rains a lot, the excess water probably overflows to an underground reservoir (cavern) rather than raising in the open.
2006-07-30 21:10:23 · answer #3 · answered by jeff s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spring feeds and evaporation dude. And there likely is a runoff spot there somewhere if the water level gets too high.
2006-07-30 21:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by quikzip7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you answered your own question,spring fed,under ground river`s
2006-07-30 21:03:33 · answer #5 · answered by krusty_blue_spaz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋