riparian
Along the bank
Riparian describes land along the banks of a river, stream, or other body of water: riparian vegetation, riparian rights, riparian zone.
The term appears most often in legal, ecological, and environmental contexts, referring to the interface between water and land.
Riparian rights govern water access and use by adjacent landowners.
Water-saturated terrain
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- riverbankLand bordering a stream
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
marsh · delta · oxbow · meander · alluvium · terrace · vernal pool · backwater
Drainage area boundary
- streamSteady continuous flow
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- erosionGradual wearing away
deposition · siltation · runoff · groundwater · water table · inundation · flooding · perennial
River flood barrier
- dikeWall against flooding
- riprapLoose stone for stabilization
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- gabionWire cage filled with rocks
revetment · flood control · channelization · armoring · bioengineering · weir · detention · retention
Salix genus trees
- cottonwoodsFluffy-seeded deciduous trees
- aldersWater-loving deciduous trees
- cattailsTall wetland reed
- sedgesGrasslike wetland plants
reeds · rushes · bulrushes · tamarisk · watercress · mangroves · riverweed · hydrophytes
Returning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- protectionGuarding against harm
reforestation · erosion control · land-use · greenbelt · conservancy · setback · mitigation · revegetation
Gilled aquatic vertebrate
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- mammalsHair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
invertebrates · crustaceans · mollusks · pollinators · kingfisher · heron · otter · beaver
Legal allocation of H2O
- accessRight to enter
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- allocationDistribution of shares
- usufructRight to another's property
doctrine · littoral · appropriative · entitlement · landowners · adjacent · irrigation · regulation
wetlands
Water-saturated terrain
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- riverbankLand bordering a stream
estuary · marsh · delta · oxbow · meander · alluvium · terrace · vernal pool · backwater · channel
watershed
Drainage area boundary
erosion · deposition · siltation · runoff · groundwater · water table · inundation · flooding · perennial · ephemeral
levee
River flood barrier
- dikeWall against flooding
- riprapLoose stone for stabilization
- embankmentRaised earth structure
gabion · revetment · flood control · channelization · armoring · bioengineering · weir · detention · retention · stormwater
willows
Salix genus trees
- cottonwoodsFluffy-seeded deciduous trees
- aldersWater-loving deciduous trees
- cattailsTall wetland reed
sedges · reeds · rushes · bulrushes · tamarisk · watercress · mangroves · riverweed · hydrophytes · bankside
restoration
Returning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- bufferProtective intermediate space
protection · reforestation · erosion control · land-use · greenbelt · conservancy · setback · mitigation · revegetation · biodiversity
fish
Gilled aquatic vertebrate
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- mammalsHair-bearing, milk-producing animals
reptiles · invertebrates · crustaceans · mollusks · pollinators · kingfisher · heron · otter · beaver · salamander
water rights
Legal allocation of H2O
- accessRight to enter
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- allocationDistribution of shares
usufruct · doctrine · littoral · appropriative · entitlement · landowners · adjacent · irrigation · regulation · jurisdiction
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- habitatsforest, ocean, lake, pond, desert
- riverbankriverbank, bank, shore, shoreline, embankment
- California natureCalifornia condor, California poppy, California sea lion, coast redwood, redwood
- habitat typesaquatic, terrestrial, arboreal, marine, freshwater
- Southwest WaterRio Grande, Ogallala Aquifer, Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Hoover Dam