river water
Current from banks
River water is water from a river, as distinguished from seawater, rainwater, or tap water.
The term appears in contexts where the source matters—water quality studies, irrigation, or survival situations: The hikers filtered river water before drinking.
River water typically contains sediment, minerals, and microorganisms from the watershed it drains.
- bankPlace holding deposits
- currentDirected flow of charge
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- streamSteady continuous flow
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
turbidity · delta · sediment · dissolved oxygen · tributary · rush · wade · swimming hole · meander · foam · fish · floodplain · confluence · aquatic species · spray · drinking · murky · muddy
- waterocean, sea, lake, wave, pond
- freshwaterponds, freshwater lake, creek, brook, pond life
- fresh waterrainwater, groundwater, glacial melt, meltwater, snowmelt
- water supplywells, pumps, pipes, freshwater, pumping stations
- clear waterstream, creek, mountain stream, glacier melt, freshwater
- floodwaterflood waters, rising waters, overflow, deluge, inundation
river waterseawater
Salty ocean fluid
sea water · saltwater · brine · brackish water · lake water
river waterstill water
Water not flowing
stagnant water · pond water · standing water · lake water · swamp water
river watertap water
Plumbed household drinking source
purified water · distilled water · municipal water · bottled water · chlorinated water
water, river, watershed, riverside, rivulet, riverbank, riverbed, watercourse, riverboat