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A pond is a
small body of water surrounded by land; usually smaller than a lake.
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Another definition is that a pond
is a body of water where even its deepest areas are reached by sunlight
or where a human can walk across the entire body of water without being
underneath.
Another suggested difference between ponds and lakes is that lakes are fed by rivers, creeks, and/or springs, while ponds are usually the result of rain runoff, modest springs, or perhaps a very small stream. |
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The difference between a lake and a pond can be confusing. A pond is pretty small. Professor Nibble went to the state of Maine to visit his granddaughter, and he saw a lot of big bodies of water the Mainiacs called ponds. Professor Nibble lives in Washington State and would call those bodies of water lakes. So, things can be different in other parts of the USA or world. |
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A pond, like a lake, can be man-made. Many people like to make a pond in their garden. |
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