water holes
Wildlife drinking spots
Water holes are natural depressions where water collects and remains accessible, especially in arid regions where they serve as critical gathering points for wildlife and travelers: The elephants congregated at the water hole during the dry season.
In Australian English, a water hole may be a pool in an otherwise dry riverbed.
Figuratively, a watering hole is a bar or pub—a place where people gather to drink.
- poolCollective fund or basin
- billabongIsolated river pool
- puddleShallow collected rainwater
- oasisFertile desert spot
- pondsSmall freshwater bodies
tarn · cenote · herd · lakes · spring · natural springs · cistern · creek · wadi · muddy banks · lagoon · boreholes · well · wildlife · drinking · dawn patrol · reservoir · dry
- African Safarielephant, elephants, lions, zebras, zebra
- Aboriginal Prehistorystone tools, boomerangs, didgeridoo, spears, rock shelters
- desert hydrologywadis, oases, arroyos, playas, wells
- KalahariKalahari Desert, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, gemsbok
- Aboriginal AustraliansAboriginal, Aboriginals, Indigenous Australians, Dreaming, songlines
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
water holesdesert
To leave behind completely
wasteland · dry land · arid zone · parched earth · dust bowl
water holesrivers
Flowing bodies of water
streams · running water · creeks · rapids · waterfalls