 In addition to mode of origin, lakes have been named and classified in various other ways according to their thermal stratification, salinity, relative seasonal permanence, degree of outflow, and other factors.Also, different cultures and regional of the world have their popular nomenclature

In addition to their origin, there are various other ways of either naming or defining types of lakes.One major way of classification lakes in on the basis of thermal stratification because it is a major control on animal and plant life inhabiting a lake and the fate and distribution
of dissolved and suspended material in a lake.