water resources
Lakes, rivers, aquifers
Water resources are the supplies of water available for human use, including rivers, lakes, groundwater, and reservoirs.
The term appears most often in discussions of management, conservation, and distribution of freshwater for drinking, agriculture, industry, and energy production.
The region's water resources are under strain from drought and population growth.
Water resources planning typically involves balancing competing demands while maintaining ecological health.
Massive saltwater body
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
wetland · estuary · stream · groundwater · reservoir · pond · delta · lagoon
Water-holding barrier
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- canalDug water passage
levee · pump · turbine · desalination · floodgate · spillway · hydropower · irrigation system
Prolonged water scarcity
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- depletionReduction of supply
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- aridityAbsence of moisture
overextraction · desertification · crisis · competition · conflict · drying · overconsumption
Maintaining something's condition
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- reuseEmploy something again
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- greywaterLight household wastewater
xeriscaping · drip irrigation · metering · leak detection · stewardship · reclamation · sustainable yield · allocation
Distribution of shares
- policyAdopted principle of action
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- planningArranging for future events
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
hydrology · regulation · assessment · sustainability · stakeholder · permitting · data collection · modeling
ocean
Massive saltwater body
aquifer · wetland · estuary · stream · groundwater · reservoir · pond · delta · lagoon · fjord
dam
Water-holding barrier
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
canal · levee · pump · turbine · desalination · floodgate · spillway · hydropower · irrigation system · conduit
drought
Prolonged water scarcity
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- depletionReduction of supply
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
aridity · overextraction · desertification · crisis · competition · conflict · drying · overconsumption
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- reuseEmploy something again
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
greywater · xeriscaping · drip irrigation · metering · leak detection · stewardship · reclamation · sustainable yield · allocation
allocation
Distribution of shares
- policyAdopted principle of action
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- planningArranging for future events
monitoring · hydrology · regulation · assessment · sustainability · stakeholder · permitting · data collection · modeling · forecasting
- geoscience datacore samples, bathymetry, terrain maps, cross sections, volcanic activity
- hydrometeorologyprecipitation, rainfall, rain, snow, snowpack
- Volta Basintributaries, Ghana, Burkina Faso, drainage divide, hydroelectric power
- resourcesmoney, capital, materials, supplies, assets
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
water resourceswater scarcity
Insufficient freshwater for demand
drought · water shortage · aridity · desiccation · water stress
water resourcesfossil fuels
Combustible prehistoric organic deposits
mineral resources · oil reserves · coal deposits · petroleum · natural gas
water resourcesseawater
Salty ocean fluid
saltwater · ice caps · glaciers · contaminated water · saline water
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