0
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoThey are fresh water. They are fed by rivers, streams, glaciers, and are above sea level, so they drain into the sea which prevents the salt water entering the lakes..
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThey have fresh waters
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoWiki User
∙ 11y agofresh water
Wiki User
∙ 15y agofreshwater
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Are lakes and rivers saltwater or freshwater?
Lakes and rivers are generally freshwater, although there are a few saltwater lakes in existence. The most famous of these include the Great Salt Lake in Utah, and the Dead Sea between Israel and Jordan.
Is Lake Powell freshwater or saltwater?
Most lakes contain freshwater. From this fact, I'm assuming it is made out of freshwater, rather than saltwater.
Does marine life live in the great lakes?
Not saltwater fish, but some freshwater animals/fish.
Does the lake have salt water in it?
No, all LAKES are freshwater. OCEANS are saltwater. Lake Michigan is a freshwater lake, but the answer above is false. See, for example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake
Where amoeba lives?
An Amoeba lives in Lakes and in Humans and Animals
How do the Great Lakes and the Great Salt Lakes differ?
The Great Lakes are a collection of five freshwater lakes, The Great Salt Lake is one saltwater lake. The Great Lakes are much larger than the Great Salt Lake. (The Great Lakes cover 80,545 square miles, the Great Salt Lake covers between 1,000 and 3,000 square miles, depending on the rainfall.)
What kind of water does Massachusetts have?
Massachusetts has both saltwater and freshwater. It touches the saltwater Atlantic Ocean and also has over 500 bodies of freshwater including lakes and rivers.
Why do goldfish live in the pond?
Goldfish are freshwater fish and can not survive in saltwater environments (oceans, etc) They can only survive in freshwater (non saltwater such as ponds, rivers, and lakes).
What is a fishes habitat?
It really depends on what fish you're studying. If you put a fish that lives in freshwater into saltwater, it will die. So your answer is, Freshwater Fish live in ponds, lakes, and freshwater rivers. Saltwater Fish live in oceans and seas. I hope this helps.
Are the worlds largest group of freshwater lakes the great lakes?
Yes. The Great Lakes are the largest body of freshwater lakes. They were formed by Glaciers that melted. The glaciers came from the north eventually melting to form the Great Lakes.
Does the desert have freshwater or saltwater?
Deserts can have fresh water but some of lakes that are salty, very salty.
Are the Great Lakes the world's largest group of freshwater lakes?
Yes. The Great Lakes are the largest body of freshwater lakes. They were formed by Glaciers that melted. The glaciers came from the north eventually melting to form the Great Lakes.
