in the water cycle , collection in bodies of water can follow runoff & in the water cycle , runoff can follow precipitation ->  collection in bodies of water happens after precipitation and runoff  collection in bodies of water happens after precipitation and runoff & collection in water cycle is when precipitation is collected in bodies of water ->  precipitation will be collected in bodies of water after precipitation and runoff  precipitation will be collected in bodies of water after precipitation and runoff & a lake is a kind of body of water -> lakes are formed by precipitation and runoff