when does a pond become a lake?
Answers:
When it takes more than 6 minutes to swim across.
Other answers:
when it get really really big.
when it get really really big.
Lakes and ponds are permanently wet year round. The main difference between a lake and a pond is the size. A lake is usually defined as a body of water large enough to have at least one wind-swept beach; ponds usually are not large enough for winds to blow across the water and create waves to wash away the plants that may be trying to take root. A lake is too deep for rooted plants to grow except near the shore. The deepest lake is Lake Superior, one of the five Great Lakes in the northeastern part of the United States. Lakes are generally composed of fresh water; although one exception is Salt Lake in Salt Lake City, Utah. Often lakes are attached to each other in a chain-like pattern and flow in and out of each other like the Chain-O-Lakes in Wisconsin. Many times, lakes are the source for some rivers. These rivers and lakes often share similar characteristics and habitats.
When it grows up...
Lakes are clearly defined as greater than 20m in diameter.
For a water body to be classified as a lake,it should have a minimum area of 100 squared metre. And less than 5 square kilometre.And a depth of more than 75 metres.
when it becomes too big to be called a pond.
when water comes in and water goes out
when it's matured.