sandy bottom
Grainy sea bed
Sandy bottom describes the floor of a body of water covered in sand rather than mud, rock, or vegetation.
It's a common descriptor for beaches, lakes, and swimming areas: The lake has a nice sandy bottom—no muck between your toes.
In fishing, sandy bottoms attract certain species and affect how anglers choose lures and techniques.
- seabedUnderwater terrain below
- ocean floorUnderwater continental surface
- shallowWithout much depth
- tide poolsSeawater pockets in rocks
- beachSandy waterside margin
dunes · gritty · grainy · shells · tide · low tide · wading · wading in · clear water · tropical · lagoon · barefoot · bare feet · warm · silty · sediment · cove · snorkeling
- marine habitatskelp forest, kelp forests, estuaries, tide pool, tide pools
- seafloorseabed, seafloor, ocean floor, mid-ocean ridge, sea bed
- seafloor habitatsgravel bed, deep sea floor, seabed, ocean floor, ocean trench
- snorkel sitescoral reef, lagoon, shallow water, clear water, tropical reef
- water bodiessea, lakes, lake, rivers, streams
- fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
substrate composition
sandy bottomrocky bottom
Rock-covered underwater floor
coral reef · bedrock · boulder field · rock bottom · reef
surface texture
sandy bottomuneven terrain
sand, sands, sanded, sanding, sander, sandier, sandiest, sandiness, sandy