hydrology of lakes

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• Hydrology — Water covers 70% of the Earth s surface. Hydrology is the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability. A… …   Wikipedia

• hydrology — hydrologic /huy dreuh loj ik/, hydrological, adj. hydrologically, adv. hydrologist, n. /huy drol euh jee/, n. 1. the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere. 2.… …   Universalium

• Surface-water hydrology — is a field that encompasses all surface waters of the globe (overland flows, rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries, oceans, etc). This a subset of the hydrologic cycle that does not include atmospheric, and ground waters. Surface water hydrology… …   Wikipedia

• Great Lakes — a series of five lakes between the U.S. and Canada, comprising Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior; connected with the Atlantic by the St. Lawrence River. * * * I Chain of lakes, central North America. Comprising Lakes Superior,… …   Universalium

• East African lakes — ▪ lake system, East Africa Introduction  group of lakes in East Africa (eastern Africa). The majority of the East African lakes lie within the East African Rift System, which forms a part of a series of gigantic fissures in the Earth s crust… …   Universalium

• Olonets Governorate — Олонецкая губернiя Aunuksen kuvernementti Olonets Governorate Governorate of Russian Empire, Soviet Russia …   Wikipedia

• Endorheic basin — NASA photo of the endorheic Tarim Basin Endorheic basin showing waterflo …   Wikipedia

• hydrologic sciences — Introduction       the fields of study concerned with the waters of the Earth. Included are the sciences of hydrology, oceanography, limnology, and glaciology.       In its widest sense hydrology encompasses the study of the occurrence, the… …   Universalium

• Columbia Slough — Coordinates: 45°38′36″N 122°46′07″W / 45.64333°N 122.76861°W / 45.64333; 122.76861 …   Wikipedia

• Dal Lake — For the lake in Kangra district (Himachal Pradesh), see Dal Lake (Himachal Pradesh). Dal Lake डल झील Dal Lake and the shikaras Location Srinagar …   Wikipedia

• Wetland — For other uses, see Wetland (disambiguation). The Florida Everglades massive wetland system in the United States saw 1.7 billion gallons of fresh water flushed from it daily and pumped into the ocean following one of the most successive water… …   Wikipedia