beaver pond
Rodent-made wetland
A beaver pond is a body of water created when beavers dam a stream or creek, flooding the area behind their dam.
These ponds provide habitat for the beavers and many other species.
The term sometimes extends to any small woodland pond, whether beaver-made or not: We spotted herons at the beaver pond.
- damWater-holding barrier
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
- flat tailWide, level rear appendage
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- cattailsTall wetland reed
willow · stream · gnaw · tree bark · fallen trees · fallen logs · murky · still water · still waters · muskrat · duckweed · lily pads · backwater · water level · flooded · woodland · waterlogged · deadwood
- freshwaterriver water, freshwater lake, creek, brook, lake water
- beavers
- Northern Wildstaiga, boreal forest, arctic, subarctic, muskeg
- beaver structuresdam, lodge, canal
- fishing watersfishing grounds, trout stream, coastal waters, offshore waters, freshwater lakes
- freshwater featuresfreshwater lake, creek, brook, tributary, headwaters
origin/formation
beaver pondnatural lake
Unbuilt freshwater basin
glacial lake · crater lake · oxbow lake · volcanic lake · natural pool