why does the water of a pond not percolate through the soil making the pond dry - Science - Soil

Question

why does the water of a pond not percolate through the soil making
the pond dry?

Raveena Sharma · Accepted Answer

1 The soil is not capable enough to absorb all the water in a
pond

2 This is because amount of water in a pond is very large as
compared to the absorption tendency of the soil

why does the water of a pond not percolate through the soil making the pond dry?