dry lake
depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappears when evaporation processes exceed recharge
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dry lake
Summary
dry lake ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,176 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- dry lake is a type of aeolian landform[2].
- dry lake is a type of depression[3].
- dry lake is a type of lake[4].
- dry lake's Commons category is recorded as Dry lakes[5].
- dry lake's facet of is recorded as endorheic basin[6].
- dry lake's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000277[7].
- dry lake's different from is recorded as Playa[8].
- dry lake's different from is recorded as drained lake[9].
- dry lake's different from is recorded as pan[10].
- dry lake's different from is recorded as beach[11].
- dry lake's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000277[12].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include aeolian landform[2], depression[3], and lake[4].
Why It Matters
dry lake ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,176 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]