What is the difference between a river and a lake?

Answer 1

Lakes are still bodies of water, on the other hand, rivers are flowing bodies of water.

A:A lake (from Latin lacus) 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. Another definition is, a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size that is surrounded by land. 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.

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, a sea or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water

A:Lakes are sometimes man- made, being formed by the water that backs up behind a dam, however there are also lots of naturally occurring lakes that form in depressions in the ground where water collects. Rivers, on the other hand, are flowing water, they are long pathways in which rain water collects and makes its way to either a lake or to the sea. A:A river is a constantly moving, directional flow of water from one point to another, usually leading from a point source (such as a melting mountain top or raincloud) to a larger body of water (such as an ocean.) A:A lake is a standing body of water which may be attached to another by a lake, but which is generally considered isolated and non-directional.

Answer 2

An Ocean is a huge area of the sea. A lake is an area of freshwater. A river is a freshwater system which conveys rainfall from higher ground downhill to the sea. There may or may not be a lake or lakes in the river system. Most, though not all, river systems end when they arrive at the sea. The common denominator in all three things is water, but that doesn't necessarily make them similar.

Answer 3

A lake is a large, contained, often round-ish body of water that is not moving, or at least not moving enough that you would notice it.

A stream is a long, narrow, contained body of water that is continually moving downhill, emptying into lakes, rivers, or oceans.

Answer 4

Lakes are sometimes man- made, being formed by the water that backs up behind a dam, however there are also lots of naturally occuring lakes that form in depressions in the ground where water collects. Rivers, on the other hand, are flowing water, they are long pathways in which rain water collects and makes its way to either a lake or to the sea.

Answer 5

Lakes and rivers both come in all sizes. The difference between lakes and rivers is not based on size, it is based on whether the water is flowing (which makes it a river) or stationary (which makes it a lake).

Answer 6

A river is where water is flowing down a big stream for miles and miles. Well actually it doesn't have to be that long but a river doesn't stop moving.

a lake is like a pond or a pool. It doesn't go anywhere.

Sorry if it's not a very good explanation :|

Answer 7

A lake is land locked. A river flows into the sea in most case. Where a river flows through a lake and into the sea if the lake remains freshwater it is still a lake if the lake is subject to the rise and fall of the tide and is saltwater at high tide it is called a lagoon.

Answer 8

A river has a flow, moreover it has a connection to a sea from one way or another, not a lake.

Answer 9

they both have water