Hydrology Vocabulary 1

A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the slow flow of groundwater. Often where you would drill a well.

An area where the soil is usually wet or covered with water. Includes marshes, swamps and bogs.

A wetland typically covered with grasses. Spongy soil that helps protect coastal areas from storm surge.

A wetland Ecosystem in which shrubs and trees grow. Has slow moving water and often has reptiles and wildlife.

A wetland where sphagnum moss grows on top of acidic water. May contain carnivorous plants due to lack of water movement. The only source of water is precipitation.

A type of stream that snakes back and forth through a plain with erosion occurring on the outside bends and deposition occurring on inside bends.

A type of stream that has multiple channels that break apart and form around sediment bars.

A natural process by which a lake or pond becomes dry land due to a build up of nutrients.

Nitrogen based compound often used in fertilizers and found in manure.

A large natural or artificial lake or other water source used a source of water supply or for recreation.