seepage lake

seepage lake

[′sēp·ij ‚lāk]
(hydrology)
A closed lake that loses water mainly by seepage through the walls and floor of its basin.
A lake that receives its water mainly from seepage.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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