Depression within an endorheic basin where water collects with no visible outlet
Death Valley, Spring 2005: ephemeral Lake Badwater in the flooded Badwater Basin
An endorheic lake (also called a sink lake or terminal lake) is a collection of water within an endorheic basin, or sink, with no evident outlet.[1] Endorheic lakes are generally saline as a result of being unable to get rid of solutes left in the lake by evaporation.[2] These lakes can be used as indicators of anthropogenic change, such as irrigation or climate change, in the areas surrounding them. Lakes with subsurface drainage are considered cryptorheic.
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^Verhoef, Anne; Samarkhanov, Kanat; Inglezakis, Vassilis J.; Sagintayev, Zhanay; Yapiyev, Vadim (2017). "Essentials of Endorheic Basins and Lakes: A Review in the Context of Current and Future Water Resource Management and Mitigation Activities in Central Asia". Water. 9 (10): 798. doi:10.3390/w9100798.
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