Holomictic lakes are that have a uniform temperature and density from surface to bottom at a specific time during the year, which allows the lake waters to mix in the absence of stratification.
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Holomictic lakes mix at least occasionally, in contrast to
Meromictic lake.
Most lakes on Earth are holomictic; meromictic lakes are rare, although they may be less rare than commonly thought.
are sealed off by ice and never mix.
There are five types of holomictic lakes:
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polymictic lake (mixing many times annually)
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Cold monomictic lake (mixing once annually; exhibiting negative stratification)
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Warm Monomictic (mixing once annually; exhibiting positive stratification)
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dimictic lake (mixing twice annually)
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Oligomictic (mixing less than once annually)
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