Endorheic lake

[citation needed] Depending on water losses, precipitation, and inflow (e.g., a spring, a tributary, or flooding), the temporal result of a lake in a sink may change.

[5] Because these climates have limited rainfall, but also a high possibility of evaporation, endorheic lakes in these regions often experience flux in their water levels.

Massive amounts of irrigation in agrarian Central Asia have led to the reduction in size of endorheic lakes.

[citation needed] Endorheic lakes, because of the closed nature of their systems, are sensitive to new conditions.

There is early evidence that in regions affected by irrigation the majority of endorheic lake area may have already been lost.