Specialist dictionary

Hydrology and rivers

Rivers, drainage, groundwater, flooding and water processes.

Core vocabulary

66 featured terms

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Hydrologynoun

the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation

Alluvionnoun

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"

Aquifernoun

underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

Basinnoun

a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran som…

Basinnoun

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flo…

Catchmentnoun

a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

Catchment areanoun

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flo…

Catchment basinnoun

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flo…

Delugenoun

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"

Drainnoun

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

Drainagenoun

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

Drainage areanoun

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flo…

Drainage basinnoun

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flo…

Floodnoun

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"

Inundationnoun

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"

Lakenoun

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

Lavatorynoun

a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran som…

Rivernoun

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"

River basinnoun

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flo…

Streamnoun

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

Washbasinnoun

a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran som…

Washbowlnoun

a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran som…

Washstandnoun

a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran som…

Watercoursenoun

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

Watershednoun

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flo…

Wetlandnoun

a low area where the land is saturated with water

Bayounoun

a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

Bognoun

wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used f…

Branchnoun

a stream or river connected to a larger one

Brooknoun

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

Creeknoun

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

Debaclenoun

flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer

Fennoun

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of…

Fenlandnoun

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of…

Lagoonnoun

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

Lagunenoun

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

Lochnoun

Scottish word for a lake

Loughnoun

Irish word for a lake

Marshnoun

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of…

Marshlandnoun

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of…

Pondnoun

a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing"

Poolnoun

a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing"

Reservoirnoun

lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water

Rillnoun

a small stream

Rivuletnoun

a small stream

Runnoun

a small stream

Runnelnoun

a small stream

Streamletnoun

a small stream

Swampnoun

low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

Tarnnoun

a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)

Affluentnoun

a branch that flows into the main stream

Brookletnoun

a small brook

Confluentnoun

a branch that flows into the main stream

Distributarynoun

a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it

Feedernoun

a branch that flows into the main stream

Horsepondnoun

a pond for watering horses

Limannoun

a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river

Merenoun

a small pond of standing water

Mirenoun

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

Morassnoun

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

Quagnoun

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

Quagmirenoun

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

Slacknoun

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

Sloughnoun

a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)

Sloughnoun

a hollow filled with mud

Tributarynoun

a branch that flows into the main stream