"Sacha" wrote in message .. .
Frivolous question but - I was told once that the definition of a lake was
that it covered an acre of land. In discussing this with someone, I saw an
internet definition giving 0.25 of a hectare as a lake. Anyone got any
other ideas/sources/definitions?
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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From the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (not the latest edition)

Lake = A large body of water surrounded by land. In recent years often applied to an ornamental piece of water in a park

Pond = A small body of still water of artificial formation . Name sometimes applied locally to a natural pool, tarn,
mere or small lake.

Tarn = A small mountain lake having no significant tributaries.

And for completion,
Mere = A sheet of standing water, a lake or pond. Recent use mainly in Poetry or local dialects.
Pool = a small body of standing or still water, usually of natural formation.. A small shallow collection of any liquid;
a puddle.

No dimensions included for any of these definitions.

Bevan