Freshwater Vocab 1

Front

A substance that liquid can flow through.

Back

permeable

Front

A substance that liquid cannot flow through.

Back

impermeable

Front

An underground layer of permeable rock containing water.

Back

aquifer

Front

An area where all water on one side of a divide flows.

Back

watershed

Front

A stream or smaller river flowing into a larger river or lake.

Back

tributaries

Front

Tidal mouth of a large river where tide meets stream; a mix of salt and freshwater.

Back

estuary

Front

A ridge or line of high land from which water flows in different directions.

Back

divide

Front

Increase in nutrients in lakes/ponds.

Back

eutrophication

Front

Water held underground.

Back

groundwater

Front

Area drained by a river and its tributaries.

Back

river basin