Pond A pond is a body of standing water, either natural or artificial, that is usually smaller than a lake.[1] They may arise naturally in floodplains as part of a river system, or they may be somewhat isolated depressions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pond Riparian A riparian zone or riparian area is the interface between land and a river or stream. Riparian is also the proper nomenclature for one of the fifteen terrestrial biomes of the earth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riparian_zone Lakes A lake is an area of variable size filled with water, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake.[
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake Freshwater Wetlands
Wetlands brim with life: microscopic animals and plants, fish, amphibians, birds and mammals. Wetlands also have their special plant communities - rooted plants like reeds, sedges, and waterlilies in the shallows and floating plants like duckweed and water hyacinth in deeper water.
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