where does the water from lakes/rivers other large bodies of water go?

Question

So many bodies of water are drying up. I drove past what looked like a huge lake on the map a couple weeks ago, and saw only dry land. Lake mead is drying up and we are finding all kinds of fascinating things, but where does the water go?

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I always thought:

The liquid water (lakes, wet earth,etc) evaporates… is moved by wind and condenses in colder areas (aka rain)… if the cold area is cold enough, rain becomes snow and is stored there => glaciers are formed, water is stored.