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lough
Irish word for a lake
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alluvial
relating to deposits carried by rushing streams
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aquifer
underground layer of rock or sand that yields groundwater
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berm
a narrow ledge or shelf at the top or bottom of a slope
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brine
a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
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camber
a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
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confluence
a place where things merge or flow together
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effluent
water mixed with waste matter
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escarpment
a long steep slope at the edge of a plateau or ridge
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flume
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
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fluvial
of or relating to or happening in a river
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interstice
small opening between things
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levee
an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
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moraine
accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
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noria
a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim
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phreatic
of or relating to ground water
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revetment
a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
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riffle
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
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riparian
relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream
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shoal
a stretch of shallow water
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silt
mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
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slough
a hollow filled with mud
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sluice
conduit that carries a rapid flow of water
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slurry
a suspension of insoluble particles usually in water
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subsidence
a gradual sinking to a lower level
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thalweg
the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states
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turbid
clouded as with sediment
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weir
a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
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eagre
a high wave caused by tidal flow
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edema
swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid
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effloresce
come into or as if into flower
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Empedocles
Greek philosopher who taught that all matter is composed of particles of fire and water and air and earth (fifth century BC)
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esker
(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
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eutrophic
(ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication
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aneroid
containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid
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anastomosis
a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
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anoxic
relating to or marked by a severe deficiency of oxygen in tissues or organs
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toroidal
of or relating to or shaped like a toroid; doughnut shaped
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antediluvian
of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
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xeric
being deficient in moisture
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xylem
the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
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phloem
(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes
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wallow
roll around
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waterworn
(of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water
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usufruct
a legal right to use and profit from someone else's property
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tarn
a mountain lake, especially one formed by glaciers
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tilth
aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting growth
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turbid
clouded as with sediment
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sapropel
sludge that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
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scablands
(geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)
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scarp
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
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scudding
the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
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seiche
a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay
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selva
a rain forest in a tropical area
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sere
having lost all moisture
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silt
mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
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slake
satisfy, as thirst
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slough
a hollow filled with mud
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souse
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
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spate
a sudden forceful flow
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spume
foam or froth on the sea
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sump
a well or other hole in which water has collected
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swale
a low area (especially a marshy area between ridges)
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swash
the movement or sound of water
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rhabdomancy
searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
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rheology
the branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter
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rime
ice crystals forming a white deposit
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roily
(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
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runnel
a small stream
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pelagic
relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
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plash
the sound like water splashing
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purl
flow in a circular current, of liquids
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ogee
a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below
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nadir
the lowest point of anything
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neve
the upper part of a glacier where the snow turns to ice
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maar
a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water
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marl
a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
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mizzle
very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
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Indra
chief Hindu god of the Rig-Veda; god of rain and thunder
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kelpie
a water spirit in the form of a horse
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kibble
an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining
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lacustrine
of or relating to or living near lakes
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lade
fill or place a load on
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lahar
an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano
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lave
wash or flow against
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lentic
of or relating to or living in still waters
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Lethe
a river in Hades
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lotic
of or relating to or living in actively moving water
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loam
a rich soil consisting of sand, clay and organic materials
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hoarfrost
ice crystals forming a white deposit
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hummock
a small natural hill
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Hyades
7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades
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hydromancy
divination by water
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gush
flow forth in a sudden stream or jet
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fen
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation
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firth
a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)
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floc
a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
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fjord
a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs
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floe
a flat mass of ice drifting at sea
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freshet
the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
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friable
easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
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debouch
march out (as from a defile) into open ground
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deliquesce
melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
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billabong
a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently
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boreal
toward or located in the north
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ichor
the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods