A report on Lake, Stream and River

A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake.

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

Long large streams are usually called rivers, while smaller, less voluminous and more intermittent streams are known as streamlets, brooks or creeks.

Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which usually flow in a channel on land.

Distributaries are often found where a stream approaches a lake or an ocean.