Subdiscipline of hydrology that concerns the study of fresh waters, specifically lakes and ponds (both natural and manmade), including their biological, physical, and chemical aspects. François-Alphonse Forel (1841-1912) established the field with his studies of Lake Geneva. Limnology traditionally is closely related to hydrobiology, which is concerned with the application of the principles and methods of physics, chemistry, geology, and geography to ecological problems
The scientific study of freshwater, especially the history, geology, biology, physics, and chemistry of lakes
The study of bodies of inland waters, as lakes and ponds, especially with reference to their physical and biological features
The branch of hydrology pertaining to the study of freshwater, especially ponds and lakes