water flow
River's continuous motion
Water flow is the movement of water in a particular direction, whether through pipes, channels, rivers, or other conduits.
The term appears in discussions of plumbing, hydrology, and irrigation: We need to check the water flow to the sprinklers.
Flow rate—how much water passes a point in a given time—is the usual measure.
- streamSteady continuous flow
- rushQuick sudden movement
- currentDirected flow of charge
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- tidal surgeAbnormal coastal water rise
steady stream · watershed · torrent · tributary · pour · cascade · eddy · runoff · storm drain · drainage · meander · channel · swirl · hydraulic · river · surge · flash flood · spillway
- flowsworkflow, backflow, current, flux, circulation
- fluid funbubbles, splash, pour, floating, waves
- water ecologyaquatic habitats, freshwater ecosystems, aquatic plants, hydrophytes, dissolved oxygen
- river sciencestreamflow, river basin, catchment, tributary, hydrograph
- water resourcesfreshwater, aquifers, aquifer, watersheds, groundwater
- ambient soundsrain, wind, ocean, thunder rumble, crickets
water flowstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
stagnant water · still water · standing water · stillness · dead water
water flowblockage
Obstruction halting movement
damming · obstruction · stoppage · impediment · clogging
water flowdrought
Prolonged water scarcity
dryness · aridity · desiccation · water scarcity · parched earth
flow, water, flowing, watery, waters, flows, flowed, waterless, waterlogged