water source
Where streams begin
A water source is any natural or artificial origin from which water is obtained—a spring, well, river, reservoir, or aquifer.
The term appears in discussions of drinking water supply, irrigation, and environmental management: The village relies on a single water source.
Contamination of the water source forced the city to issue a boil order.
- natural springWater emerging from ground
- cisternWater storage chamber
- rain barrelOutdoor runoff storage vessel
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- mountain streamFlowing water descending highlands
pond · well · stream · aquifer · artesian · river · glacier · watershed · aqueduct · rainwater · lake · desalination plant · flow · oasis · watering hole · groundwater · brook · catchment
- desert oasispalm trees, date palms, well, oasis, springs
- resource sitesmine, quarry, oil well, oil field, gas field
- oasis featurespalm trees, palm grove, springs, date palms, spring
- hikingtrail, hike, hiker, trails, day hikes
- water systemsirrigation ditches, irrigation, pipes, tanks, wells
- frontierfrontier, pioneer, pioneers, settlers, settler