water body
Natural liquid accumulation
A water body is any distinct accumulation of water on or beneath Earth's surface—lakes, rivers, ponds, reservoirs, wetlands, oceans, or groundwater formations.
The term appears most often in scientific, regulatory, and environmental contexts: The EPA monitors water bodies for contamination.
Also written as one word: waterbody.
- pondSmall still body
- swimming holeNatural place to swim
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- glacial lakeIce-formed water body
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
pool · tide pool · river · oxbow lake · bay · wadi · stream · watering hole · sea · mere · ocean · coral reef · tarn · fjord · inland sea · billabong · estuary · aquifer
water bodydry land
Earth above water
land · terra firma · landmass · mainland · solid ground
water bodyrock formation
Natural stone arrangement
mountain · mountain range · plateau · mesa · butte
body, water, bodily, saltwater, waterway, waterproof, watershed, freshwater, rainwater