Appendix B:Types of LakesGetting to the Core:

Understanding Lakes through Sediment Coring

Warm-Up• Share a fun fact about lakes that you

learned yesterday with the person sitting next to you.

• How many lakes and ponds do you think there are in the world?

How many lakes in the world?

Source: Downing et al. (2006). The global abundance and size distribution of lakes, ponds, and impoundments. Limnology and Oceanography, 51(5).

How many lakes in the world?

304 million!

Source: Downing et al. (2006). The global abundance and size distribution of lakes, ponds, and impoundments. Limnology and Oceanography, 51(5).

Types of LakesGlacial LakesTectonic/Rift LakesCrater Lakes

Impact (asteroid)Volcanic

River ErosionOther

Glacial Lakes

Glacial Lakes

Glacial Lakes

Tectonic/Rift Lakes

Crater Lake – Volcanic

Crater Lake – Volcanic

Crater Lake – Impact

Man-Made Lakes

Man-Made Lakes

Natural Dam

Before After

River – Plunge Lake

River – Oxbow Lake

Other – Playa Lake

Other – Solution Lake

Credit• Images:

http://www.lakescientist.com/learn-about-lakes/how-lakes-differ/lake-originssss.html