freshwater sources
Lakes, rivers, aquifers
Freshwater sources are natural bodies or reservoirs of water with low salt content—rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and glaciers.
The term appears in environmental and policy discussions about water supply: Climate change threatens freshwater sources worldwide.
Distinguished from saltwater oceans and seas, freshwater sources provide drinking water, irrigation, and habitat for species that cannot tolerate salinity.
- aquifersWater-bearing rock formations
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- melting snowFrozen precipitation liquefying
- riversFlowing bodies of water
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
ice caps · seepages · glaciers · reservoirs · streams · lakes · wetlands · aqueducts · dams · springs · artesian wells · wells · ponds · underground rivers · creeks · cisterns · rain barrels · boreholes
- oasis featurespalm trees, palm grove, springs, date palms, spring
- water accessdock, boat ramp, pier, boat launch, marina
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Vast saltwater bodies
seas · seawater · brackish water · salt lakes · marine environments
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Abandons or barren lands
arid regions · water scarcity · drought · wastelands · contaminated water
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