Water bodies

Water bodies

Referring to any significant accumulation of water usually on planet earth but also on other planetary bodies.

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Meherrin River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Meherrin River is a 92-mile long river in the U.S. states of Virginia and North Carolina. It begins in central Virginia, about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Emporia, and flows ...

bathysphere

Water bodies; Rivers

A round structure that was used to study the oceans and deep-sea life. The bathysphere could hold several people and was lowered from a boat by cables.

intermittent

Water bodies; Rivers

This is a river that only flows occasionally and can be dry for several years at a time. These kind of rivers are found in regions with limited or highly variable rainfall, or can ...

ephemeral

Water bodies; Rivers

This is a river that only flows occasionally and can be dry for several years at a time. These kind of rivers are found in regions with limited or highly variable rainfall, or can ...

river

Water bodies; Rivers

A natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely ...

watercourse

Water bodies; Rivers

It is any flowing body of water. These include rivers, streams, brooks, anabranches, and so forth.

fresh water

Water bodies; Rivers

Naturally occurring water on the Earth's surface in bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. Fresh water is ...