billabong
Australian river remnant
A billabong is a stagnant pool or backwater formed when a river changes course, leaving a section of its former channel cut off.
The term is Australian, evoking the outback landscape: We camped near a billabong thick with water lilies.
Billabongs fill during floods and may dry up in drought, serving as crucial water sources for wildlife in arid regions.
Tight river curve
- waterholeNatural animal drinking source
- pondSmall still body
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- backwaterStagnant side channel
wetland · meander · creek · floodplain · riparian · freshwater · aquatic · sedimentation
Multi-stemmed woody plant
- stationFixed stopping point
- stockmanLivestock raiser or tender
- jackarooTrainee on Australian station
- swagmanAustralian traveling worker
drover · mustering · campfire · damper · gum trees · eucalyptus · acacia · kangaroo
Indigenous to a place
- dreamtimeSleep phase with visions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- songlinesAboriginal sung navigation routes
- rock artImages on natural stone
gathering place · sacred site · fishing · hunting · waterlilies · ochre · storytelling
Untroubled and composed
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- reflectiveCasting back light
shaded · idyllic · remote · secluded · timeless · quiet · hidden · picturesque
Natural place to swim
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- fishing spotLocation for angling
- picnicOutdoor casual meal
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
Birds inhabiting aquatic environments
- pelicanPouch-throated waterbird
- heronLong-legged waterside bird
- ibisWading bird, curved bill
- cormorantFish-diving seabird
black swan · ducks · frogs · yabbies · fish · turtles · water snake · dragonflies
oxbow
Tight river curve
backwater · wetland · meander · creek · floodplain · riparian · freshwater · aquatic · sedimentation · fluvial
bush
Multi-stemmed woody plant
swagman · drover · mustering · campfire · damper · gum trees · eucalyptus · acacia · kangaroo · wallaby
aboriginal
Indigenous to a place
- dreamtimeSleep phase with visions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- songlinesAboriginal sung navigation routes
rock art · gathering place · sacred site · fishing · hunting · waterlilies · ochre · storytelling
serene
Untroubled and composed
reflective · shaded · idyllic · remote · secluded · timeless · quiet · hidden · picturesque · dappled
swimming hole
Natural place to swim
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- fishing spotLocation for angling
- picnicOutdoor casual meal
wading · cooling off · canoeing · birdwatching · photography
waterbirds
Birds inhabiting aquatic environments
cormorant · black swan · ducks · frogs · yabbies · fish · turtles · water snake · dragonflies · mosquitoes
- water bodiessea, lakes, lake, rivers, streams
- Aussie slangarvo, bogan, brekkie, chook, cobber
- Australasiakangaroo, koala, Sydney, Melbourne, outback
- Australianakangaroo, Vegemite, boomerang, koala, didgeridoo
- freshwaterponds, river water, freshwater lake, creek, brook
- crocodile habitatsswamp, swamps, marsh, marshes, rivers
billabongriver
Large flowing watercourse
stream · rapids · torrent · running water · rushing water