Water

Water

Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H20. A water molecule contains one hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms. Water is a liquid at standard ambient temperature and pressure though it can be a solid (ice)in low temperatures or evaporate into water vapor a higher temperatures.

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dam

Natural environment; Water

a structure of earth, rock, or concrete designed to form a basin and hold water back to make a pond, lake, or reservoir.

high flow pulses

Natural environment; Water

the component of an instream flow regime that represents short-duration, in-channel, high flow events following storm events. They maintain important physical habitat features and longitudinal ...

organic

Natural environment; Water

(1) Referring to or derived from living organisms. (2) In chemistry, any compound containing carbon.

sewer

Natural environment; Water

a system of underground pipes that collect and deliver wastewater to treatment facilities or streams.

acequia

Natural environment; Water

acequias are gravity-driven waterways, similar in concept to a flume. Most are simple ditches with dirt banks, but they can be lined with concrete. They were important forms of irrigation in the ...

dead end

Natural environment; Water

The end of a water main which is not connected to other parts of the distribution system.

highland lakes

Natural environment; Water

The chain of six lakes along the Colorado River, upstream of Austin. Each lake — Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls, Travis and Austin — is created by one of the six dams owned or operated by ...