DOLINE LAKE

doline lake: translation

   A small karst lake occupying a doline or closed depression in limestone. The term implies that the doline is at or near the ground-water table and in hydrological continuity with it, or that the base of the doline is sealed with an impermeable layer such as clay [20].

   See also sinkhole pond.

   Synonyms: (French.) lac de doline; (German.) Dolinensee; (Greek.) limni dholina; (Italian.) lago di dolina, lago carsico; (Russian.) karstovoe ozero; (Spanish.) dolina laguna, torca laguna; (Turkish.) obruk gölü; (Yugoslavian.) krs \# ko jezero, kras \# ko jezero.