Table of Contents (click to expand)Why Don’t Lakes Evaporate?Why Doesn’t The Water Seep Into The Ground? The water actually does evaporate AND seep into the ground. In the former case, the rate is very slow and water gets replenished, while in the latter, the ground beneath becomes saturated after a certain point. You probably remember something known as ‘evaporation’ from your high school science class. To put it simply, evaporation is the process by which a liquid turns into gas due to a change in its temperature and/or pressure. There are dozens of examples of evaporation in everyday life; wet clothes … Continue reading Why Doesn’t The Water In Lakes Just Evaporate Or Seep Into The Ground?