Summary:
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A '''pond''' is a [[body of water|body]] of [[Water stagnation|standing water]], either natural or man-made, that is usually smaller than a [[lake]]. They may arise naturally in floodplains as part of a river system, or they may be somewhat isolated depressions (examples include vernal pools and prairie potholes). Usually they contain shallow water with marsh and aquatic plants and animals.
==Examples==
Thousands of examples worldwide are available to illustrate the pond; a few of these are:
*[[Antonelli Pond]], [[California]], [[USA]]
*[[Big Pond, Nova Scotia]]
*[[Bullough's Pond]], [[Massachusetts]], [[USA]]
*[[Christian Pond]], [[Wyoming]], [[USA]]
*[[Hampstead Ponds]], [[England]]
*[[Milicz Ponds]], [[Poland]]
*[[Oguni-numa Pond]], [[Japan]]
*[[Pete's Pond]], [[Botswana]]
*[[Rožmberk Pond]], [[Czech Republic]]
* [[Walden Pond]] — associated with [[Henry David Thoreau]]
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A '''pond''' is a [[body of water|body]] of [[Water stagnation|standing water]], either natural or man-made, that is usually smaller than a [[lake]]. They may arise naturally in floodplains as part of a river system, or they may be somewhat isolated depressions (examples include vernal pools and prairie potholes). Usually they contain shallow water with marsh and aquatic plants and animals.
==Examples==
Thousands of examples worldwide are available to illustrate the pond; a few of these are:
*[[Antonelli Pond]], [[California]], [[USA]]
*[[Big Pond, Nova Scotia]]
*[[Bullough's Pond]], [[Massachusetts]], [[USA]]
*[[Christian Pond]], [[Wyoming]], [[USA]]
*[[Hampstead Ponds]], [[England]]
*[[Milicz Ponds]], [[Poland]]
*[[Oguni-numa Pond]], [[Japan]]
*[[Pete's Pond]], [[Botswana]]
*[[Rožmberk Pond]], [[Czech Republic]]
* [[Walden Pond]] — associated with [[Henry David Thoreau]]
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