why doesn't the water move through the soil and be absorbed into the adjacent soil?
2006-12-30 05:15:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Well, it is because almost all lakes are really just a leak in the ground water table. The average lake is just the place where the groundwater is at the surface, so at the base of the lake, it's just more groundwater, so there is no where for the water to go. A layer of fine silt and clay also helps keep the water in the lake when it is perched above the water table.
2006-12-30 06:25:03 · answer #1 · answered by QFL 24-7 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ground in the lake bottom holds the water. This works better when there is silt build up. And, water DOES leak from lakes. It's called seepage.
2006-12-30 05:19:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lakes are patches of exposed groundwater. Whatever slows up or holds up the groundwater (aquatard, aquaclude), causes water to back up as lake water.
2006-12-30 08:26:33 · answer #3 · answered by paleorthid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does, til the soil becomes saturated and can't hold any more. Or the ground may be clay or rock so the water just sits there.
2006-12-30 05:22:20 · answer #4 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋