A | B |
River | Largest type of flowing water |
Stream | Larger than a creek, smaller than a river |
creek | small body of flowing water |
Lake | body of standing water too deep to allow plants to grow in middle |
pond | body of standing water with plants growing across entire bed |
marsh | wetland were the dominant vegitation is grasses, reeds. an/or rushes |
bog | wetland that includes areas without standing water |
wetland | land were the soil is saturated at least seasonally |
estuary | wetland where fresh water meets ocean |
tributaries | smaller streams and creeks that eventually flow into a river |
river system | a river, its tributaries, and the land that drains into them |
water shed | area of land that drains into a fresh water system |
fresh water system | a lake, pond, river, stream, etc. and the land that drains into it |