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neoteric | 08:23 Sun 10th Nov 2002 | How it Works
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It is said that the body of water without outlet can get salty, like the Dead Sea. Why then some lakes are not salty and has fresh water?
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Reverse your first sentence and you have the answer.
13:52 Sun 10th Nov 2002
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Most lakes are 'filled' directly by rain, rather than land runoff - hence they don't contain so many minerals.
There are however quite a few lakes that are salty, and some more so than the oceans. To read more about salty lakes go to http://www.isslr.org/lakes/lakes.asp
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