fordable
Able to wade
Fordable describes a body of water shallow enough to be crossed on foot or by vehicle without swimming or floating: The river was fordable at several points downstream.
The word applies to streams, rivers, and other waterways where the depth and current permit safe passage.
Point where paths intersect
- wadeWalk through impeding substance
- traverseMove across an area
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
- navigableCapable of being traversed
accessible · shallow · ankle-deep · knee-deep · walkable · negotiable · manageable · practicable
crossing
Point where paths intersect
navigable · accessible · shallow · ankle-deep · knee-deep · walkable · negotiable · manageable · practicable · safe
wade
Walk through impeding substance
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- ankle-deepSubmerged to the foot
- knee-deepImmersed to one joint
waist-deep · paddle · splash · streamlet · rivulet · trickle · puddle · freshet · runnel · shoal
stream
Steady continuous flow
waterway · channel · current · riverbed · streambed · bank · shallows · riffle · sandbar · oxbow
fordableunfordable
Too deep to wade
impassable · uncrossable · deep · unbridgeable · treacherous