The moon causes a tidal bulge because there is a differential in the gravitational field on the near vs far side of the Earth and the ocean is fluid and can distort to seek the new equilibrium state as the moon moves.
But this depends on the waters on all sides of the Earth being connected, right? As the tidal bulge extends to the moon on the near side, that water is being drained away from elsewhere.
So suppose we have a lake of a given depth and radius which is enclosed and separated from the rest of the oceans. Given the position of the moon relative to the Earth, and the location of the lake, how would we calculate the tidal effect on the lake water?
