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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braided river

Water bodies; Rivers

One of a number of channel types and has a channel that consists of a network of small channels separated by small and often temporary islands called braid bars or, in British ...

stream bed

Water bodies; Rivers

The channel bottom of a stream, river or creek; the physical confine of the normal water flow.

fluvial

Water bodies; Rivers

A riverbank or stream-bank is the terrain alongside the bed of a river, creek, or stream.

flood

Water bodies; Rivers

An overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water. In the ...

surface runoff

Water bodies; Rivers

This is when the water flow that occurs when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess water from rain, melt water, or other sources flows over the land. This is a major ...

water

Water bodies; Rivers

It is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. Its molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient ...

stream channel

Water bodies; Rivers

The physical confine of a stream (river) consisting of a bed and stream banks. Stream channels exist in a variety of geometries. The stream channel development is controlled by ...