Why isn’t the bottom of a lake packed in from the weight of the water above?

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The floor under water is usually pretty light despite having hundreds of pounds of water above it, how is this possible?

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Lakes aren’t usually like a cup holding water. They are more like colander for spaghetti noodles with the water moving through them. A hole in the ground that reveals the water under the dirt and rock.

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