freshwater source
Lake or aquifer
A freshwater source is any natural supply of water that isn't salty—rivers, lakes, springs, aquifers, glaciers.
The term appears in environmental and geographic contexts: The city relies on mountain snowmelt as its primary freshwater source.
Freshwater sources are distinguished from saltwater bodies like oceans and from brackish water in estuaries.
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- snowmeltLiquefied winter precipitation
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- pondSmall still body
- headwatersRiver's starting point
artesian well · lake · wetland · reservoir · rain barrel · flow · bank · river · underground river · glacier · glacial melt · mineral spring · watershed · brook · creek · drinking · bubbling · bubbling brook
- desert oasespalm grove, date palm, watering hole, underground spring, springhead
- map featurescompass, compass rose, legend, scale, scale bar
- beach campingtent, campfire, sleeping bag, beach towel, beach umbrella
water availability
freshwater sourcedesert
To leave behind completely
drought · water scarcity · dry land · parched land · wasteland