marshy

swamp

Waterlogged land with vegetation

• bogAcidic peat wetland
• fenLow marshy ground
• mireBoggy, waterlogged terrain

quagmire · morass · slough · bayou · peatland · moor · saltmarsh · mangrove · estuary · delta

dank

Disagreeably cold and wet

• mustyStale from dampness
• stagnantWithout movement or progress
• fetidHaving foul odor

earthy · sulfurous · rotting · decaying · humid · pungent · organic · peaty · brackish · mildew

soggy

Thoroughly wet and soft

• boggySaturated and soft
• spongySoft and absorbent
• squelchyWet and yielding noisily

muddy · soft · waterlogged · saturated · sodden · oozy · squishy · damp · mucky · silty

reeds

Hollow-stemmed marsh plants

• cattailsTall wetland reed
• bulrushesTall wetland sedges
• sedgesGrasslike wetland plants

papyrus · rushes · sawgrass · cordgrass · reedbed · aquatic plants · hydrophytes · waterlilies · duckweed · sphagnum

waterfowl

Swimming birds collectively

• heronLong-legged waterside bird
• egretWhite wading bird
• bitternStocky marsh heron

crane · ibis · frog · toad · newt · salamander · turtle · alligator · muskrat · otter

• ground conditionsmud, ice, snow, sand, gravel
• place adjectivescoastal, suburban, urban, rural, northern
• terrain wordshilly, rocky, muddy, sandy, flat
• wetland featureswaterlogged, flooded, saturated, muddy, boggy
• moisturemoisture, humidity, dampness, wetness, wet
• terrainhill, mountain, valley, peak, slope