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Most lakes are fresh water, though some lakes are saline. The Great Salt Lake in Utah is saltier than the ocean, as is Salton Sea in Southern California and the Dead Sea in the Middle East (the Dead Sea is nearly ten times more salty than the ocean).
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Which is better a lake or a river and why?
A river is better because it has freshwater and a lake sometimes are salty.
Why are lakes not salty?
Some lakes, such as the Great Salt Lake in Utah, are salty. The Great Lakes are freshwater because there is no source of salt to supply them.
Is there such thing as freshwater in the ocean?
?Previous answer: ?MediterraneanTHE MEDITERRANEAN IS VERY SALTY. ?The closest you'll get to a freshwater sea is the Sea of Galilee, which is really a freshwater landlocked lake.?
Is a lake salty?
They can be. It's all up to whether it has an outlet or not. Lakes with outlets are generally freshwater unless they are too close to the ocean and get intruded with seawater. If they have no outlet the minerals accumulates and the lake becomes salty.
Is Caspian Sea the largest sweet water lake of Asia?
The Caspian Sea is the largest lake on Earth, and it is located between Asia and Europe. However, it is salty, not fresh. The largest freshwater lake in Asia is Lake Baikal.
Does the lake have salt water in it?
No, all LAKES are freshwater. OCEANS are saltwater. Lake Michigan is a freshwater lake, but the answer above is false. See, for example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake
Is Lake Erie freshwater or saltwater?
Lake Erie is a freshwater lake.
Is the river Nile salty or not?
The Nile is freshwater.
What lake is the largest?
The largest lake is the Caspian Sea, although it is saltwater and contains an oceanic basin. The largest freshwater lake is Lake Superior.
Is lake Albert a freshwater lake?
Lake Albert is Africa's 7th Largest Lake. It is a freshwater Lake
Is Lake Garda salt water?
No, it is definitely a freshwater lake!
Is the Caspian sea the worlds largest freshwater lake?
The Caspian Sea is slightly salty, because it was originally part of the ocean and it is endorheic, meaning there is no outlet.
