wadable
Shallow enough through
Wadable describes water shallow enough to walk through without swimming: The river was wadable at that point.
Also spelled wad**e**able.
The word applies to streams, pools, or flooded areas where the depth permits crossing on foot.
Without much depth
- ankle-deepSubmerged to the foot
- knee-deepImmersed to one joint
- paddlingStroking water with blades
- shallowsAreas of little depth
shoal · sandbar · mudflat · flats · intertidal · littoral · edge · ripples
Steady continuous flow
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- tributaryStream entering larger river
channel · estuary · delta · marsh · wetlands · floodplain · riparian · freshwater
shallow
Without much depth
- ankle-deepSubmerged to the foot
- knee-deepImmersed to one joint
- paddlingStroking water with blades
shallows · shoal · sandbar · mudflat · flats · intertidal · littoral · edge · ripples · splashing
stream
Steady continuous flow
tributary · channel · estuary · delta · marsh · wetlands · floodplain · riparian · freshwater · current
ford
Walkable river crossing
- traverseMove across an area
- stepping-stonesStones for crossing water
- causewayRaised road over water
sandbar · pontoon · duckboards · gangway · gumboots · staff · foothold · passage · span
calm
Free from agitation
- gentleSoft and kind
- slow-movingProgressing at low speed
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
clear · stable · footing · tested · scouted · marked · flagged · guided · supervised · lifeguard
wadableunwadable
Too deep for walking
impassable · deep · over one's head · bottomless · swimmable
wade, waded, wading, wades, wader, waders, forded, fordable, wadeable