有ゆう口こう湖こ

noun

exorheic lake; open lake

A lake that drains into a river or the ocean, as opposed to a closed basin. Technical term used in geography and hydrology; the antonym is 無口湖 (endorheic lake).

See also: 無口湖

• 琵び琶わ湖こは有ゆう口こう湖この一いち例れいです。

  Lake Biwa is an example of an exorheic lake.

• 有ゆう口こう湖こは最さい終しゅう的てきに海うみへ水みずが流ながれ出でる湖みずうみです。

  An exorheic lake is a lake whose water eventually flows out to the sea.