water sources
Where rivers begin
Water sources are the origins from which water is obtained—rivers, lakes, aquifers, springs, rainfall, or reservoirs.
The term appears frequently in discussions of drinking water supply, agriculture, and environmental management: The city relies on multiple water sources.
Protecting water sources from contamination is a central concern of public health policy.
- artesian wellNaturally pressurized groundwater source
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- natural springWater emerging from ground
snowmelt · lake · river · dam · well · reservoir · seep · stream · headwaters · ocean · desalination plant · borehole · rain · rainwater collection · watershed · glacier · ice melt · cistern
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- regional featurestopography, coastlines, valleys, plateaus, wetlands
- rural Africavillage, herding, pastoralism, subsistence farming, smallholder
- water supply informationgroundwater, treatment plants, desalination, pumping stations, storage tanks
- jungle survivalmachete, tracking, fire, shelter, compass
- water supplywells, pumps, pipes, freshwater, pumping stations
water sourcesdrains
Pipes removing wastewater
sinks · sewers · outflows · drainage · wastewater systems
water sourcesdeserts
Abandons or barren lands
arid regions · wastelands · parched earth · barren landscapes · dead zones
water sourceswater treatment plants
Facilities cleaning public supply
desalination plants · water mains · faucets · plumbing · water towers