wadeable
Shallow enough through
Wadeable describes water shallow enough to walk through without swimming: The river was wadeable at the crossing.
It applies to streams, pools, or flooded areas where a person can keep their footing while submerged no higher than the waist or chest.
Also spelled wadable.
Without much depth
- ankle-deepSubmerged to the foot
- knee-deepImmersed to one joint
- crossableAble to be traversed
- fordableAble to be crossed
passable · traversable · navigable · manageable · waist-high · shoal · accessible · negotiable
Steady continuous flow
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
- fordWalkable river crossing
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
riffle · sandbar · gravel bar · shallows · rapids · tributary · runoff · current
Exposed shore sediment
- tidal poolCoastal depression holding seawater
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
bog · wetland · lagoon · inlet · cove · delta · floodplain · paddy
Catching trout with artificial lures
- trout streamBrook stocked with salmonids
- anglingRecreational hook-and-line pursuit
- castingShaping through liquid form
- salmon runSeasonal upstream fish trek
steelhead · hip boots · drift · pool · holding water · seam · run · glide
shallow
Without much depth
- ankle-deepSubmerged to the foot
- knee-deepImmersed to one joint
- crossableAble to be traversed
fordable · passable · traversable · navigable · manageable · waist-high · shoal · accessible · negotiable · penetrable
stream
Steady continuous flow
crossing · riffle · sandbar · gravel bar · shallows · rapids · tributary · runoff · current · riverbed
mudflat
Exposed shore sediment
- tidal poolCoastal depression holding seawater
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
swamp · bog · wetland · lagoon · inlet · cove · delta · floodplain · paddy · rice field
fly-fishing
Catching trout with artificial lures
- trout streamBrook stocked with salmonids
- anglingRecreational hook-and-line pursuit
- castingShaping through liquid form
salmon run · steelhead · hip boots · drift · pool · holding water · seam · run · glide · tailwater
wadeabledeep
Far from surface
impassable · over one's head · unfordable · bottomless · navigable