shallow water
Ankles-deep zone only
Shallow water is water of limited depth—where the bottom is near the surface or within reach.
The term appears in navigation warnings, swimming contexts, and scientific discussions of coastal zones.
In physics, shallow water describes conditions where wave behavior changes due to interaction with the bottom: shallow water waves, shallow water equations.
The boat ran aground in shallow water.
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- seagrass bedsUnderwater flowering plant ecosystems
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
- sandbarsSubmerged ridges of sediment
fishing · coral reefs · boating · low tide · sunlit · estuaries · knee-deep · sandy bottom · spawning grounds · turbidity · deltas · swimming · paddle boarding · shoal · crabs · sedimentation · aquaculture · duck pond
- fish habitatsriver, stream, ocean, creek, lake
- lake scenerowboat, canoe, kayak, dock, pier
- water safetylifeguards, CPR, rescue tube, life jacket, drowning prevention
- Swimming Watersswimming hole, swimming holes, swimming beach, natural pool, lagoons
- Waterside Trailstrails, footpaths, paths, paved trails, loop trails
- flamingo habitatslagoons, coastal wetlands, salt lakes, Everglades
depth
shallow waterdeep water
Significantly submerged aquatic zone
deep end · deep sea · the deep · ocean depths · open ocean