Hydrology Vocabulary Crossword

All the water on and in Earth’s crust
Water flowing downslope along Earth’s surface
Runoff water that begins to flow more permanently in a channel
Large stream where smaller streams feed into
All the land area whose water drains into a stream system
Elevated land area that separates one watershed from another
Occurs when water spills over the sides of a stream’s bank onto adjacent land
Broad, flat area that extends out from a stream’s bank and is covered by excess water during a flood
Beginning of a stream or river
A bend or curve in a stream channel caused by moving water
End of a stream or river
Triangular deposit that forms at the mouth of a river
Bodies of water that are surrounded by land
Process where excess nutrients “fertilize” algae which use up oxygen in a laker as the algae decay
Any land area that is covered with water for a part of the year
Process by which precipitation that has fallen on land trickles into the ground and becomes groundwater
Region below Earth’s surface in which groundwater completely fills all the pores of a material
Upper boundary of the zone of saturation
Region below Earth’s surface in which groundwater does not completely fill all the pores of a material ZONEOF
Ability of a material to let water pass through it
Permeable underground layer through which groundwater flows relatively easily
Layer of impermeable material that is a barrier to
Holes dug or drilled into the ground to reach an aquifer
Difference between the original water table level and the water level in the pumped well
Process where water from precipitation replenishes the water in an aquifer
Fountain of water that spurts above the land surface when a well taps an aquifer containing water under pressure
Process that removes salt from saltwater in order to provide freshwater
Water-pollution source that generates pollution from a single point of origin
Water-pollution source that generates pollution from widely spread areas