Lake capture (or lacustrine piracy) is a geomorphological process in which the drainage of an internally drained lake basin is diverted into an adjacent drainage basin, commonly through overflow, headward erosion, or tectonic or climatic modification, causing the lake to drain into an adjacent catchment. The occurrence of a lake capture is mainly controlled by the water balance at the lake's basin and the changes in topography due to erosion, sedimentation, and tectonism.
Lake capture (or lacustrine piracy) is a geomorphological process in which the drainage of an internally drained lake basin is diverted into an adjacent drainage basin, commonly through overflow, headward erosion, or tectonic or climatic modification, causing the lake to drain into an adjacent catchment. The occurrence of a lake capture is mainly controlled by the water balance at the lake's basin and the changes in topography due to erosion, sedimentation, and tectonism.
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