| 单词 | body of water |
| 释义 | body of water (once / 5516 pages) n WORD FAMILY body of water: bodies of water USAGE EXAMPLESA Coast Guard helicopter had searched local bodies of water Thursday but found nothing. Washington Times(Nov 26, 2016) It long beckoned to archaeologists because they knew its deep waters lacked oxygen, a rarity for large bodies of water. New York Times(Nov 11, 2016) Most people probably visualize the Pacific Ocean when they think about Long Beach and a body of water. Los Angeles Times(Nov 11, 2016) n the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper water Lake Mead the largest reservoir in the United States; located in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona and formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a recreational area Lake Powellthe second largest reservoir in the United States; located in southern Utah and north central Arizona and formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River Lake Voltathe Volta river in southeastern has been dammed to create one of the world's largest man-made lakes Canakkale Bogazithe strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey East Rivera tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn Harlem Rivera channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx Verrazano Narrowsa narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn Bull Runa creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were fought in the American Civil War Aare Rivera river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine Abukir Baya bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt River Acheron(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon River Adigea river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea Adriatic Seaan arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west Aegean Seaan arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia Aegospotamosa creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War Aire Rivera river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire Alabama Rivera river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River Allegheny Rivera river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River Amazon Rivera major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) American Fallsa part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo) Heilong Jiangan Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk Andaman Seapart of the Bay of Bengal to the west of the Malay Peninsula Upper Tunguskaa river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River Angel Fallsthe highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally Antarctic Oceanthe southern waters surrounding Antarctica Apalachicola Rivera river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border Arabian Seaa northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia Arafura Seaa part of the western Pacific Ocean to the north of Australia and to the south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia Araguaia Rivera river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River Araxesa river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes Araucaa river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela Arctic Oceanice covered waters surrounding the North Pole; mostly covered with solid ice or with ice floes and icebergs Argun Rivera river in eastern Asia that arises in China and flows northeast along the border between China and Russia to become a tributary of the Amur River Arkansas Rivera river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River Arno Rivera river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea Atlantic Oceanthe 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east Upper Avon Rivera river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn River Avona river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn Baffin Baya body of water between Greenland and northeastern Canada; connected with the Arctic Ocean to the north and with the Atlantic Ocean (via the Labrador Sea) to the south; icebound in winter Lake Balatona large shallow lake in western Hungary Baltic Seaa sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy Barents Seathe part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Norway and Russia Bay of Bengalan arm of the Indian Ocean to the east of India Bay of Biscayan arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain Bay of Fundya bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet Bay of Naplesan arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples Beaufort Seapart of the Arctic Ocean to the northeast of Alaska Bering Seapart of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait Bering Straita strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean Bighorn Rivera river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana Bight of Benina broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa Big Sioux Rivera river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa Biscayne Baya narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida Bismarck Seaan arm of the South Pacific to the southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago Euxine Seaa sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans Blue Nilea headstream of the Nile; joins the White Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile Bo Haian inlet of the Yellow Sea, on the coast of Eastern China Bosporusa strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route Brahmaputra Riveran Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal Brazos Rivera river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico Bristol Channelan inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England Buzzards Bayan inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts Caloosahatchee Rivera river in southern Florida that flows westerly to the Gulf of Mexico; forms the western end of the Cross-Florida Waterway Cam Rivera river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River Canadian Rivera river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma Horseshoe Fallsa part of Niagara Falls in Ontario Canandaigua Lakea glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes Cape Cod Baythe southern part of Massachusetts Bay Cape Fear Rivera river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear Caribbean Seaan arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream Caspian Seaa large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world Cayuga Lakea glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the Finger Lakes Chao Phrayaa river in Thailand formed by the confluence of the Nan and Ping Rivers; flows southward past Bangkok and empties into the Gulf of Thailand Charles Rivera river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston Chattahoochee Rivera river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River Lake Baikalthe largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world Lake Chelana narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range Coeur d'Alene Lakea lake in northern Idaho Lake Tahoea lake on the border between Nevada and California to the west of Carson City; a popular resort area Chesapeake Baya large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River Chukchi Seapart of the Arctic Ocean just to the north of the Bering Strait Cimarron Rivera river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River Clinch Rivera river that rises in southwestern Virginia and flows generally southwestward across eastern Tennessee to the Tennessee River Clydea river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow River Cocytus(Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron Colorado Riveran important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States Colorado Rivera river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico Columbia Rivera North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring Congo Rivera major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic Connecticut Rivera river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound Lake Constancea lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River Cook Straita narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand Coosa Riverriver that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through eastern Alabama to join the Tallapoosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River Coral Seaan arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia Cross-Florida Waterwaya waterway used by small boats to travel between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico through Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee_Canal and the Caloosahatchee River Cumberland Rivera river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky Cuquenan Fallsa famous waterfall in Venezuela Danube Riverthe 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea Darling Riveran Australian river; tributary of the Murray River Dead Seaa saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level Delaware Rivera river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay Delaware Bayan inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River Demeraraa river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic Detroit Rivera short river flowing from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie along the border between the United States and Canada; one the busiest inland waterways in the world Dnieper Rivera river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea Don Rivera European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov East China Seapart of the Pacific Ocean near eastern Asia Ebro Rivera river in northeastern Spain; flows into the Mediterranean Elbe Rivera river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea Elizabeth Rivera short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads English Channelan arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain Euphrates Rivera river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia Lake Eyrea shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent Firth of Clydea firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel Firth of Fortha large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh Flint Rivera river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River Forth Rivera river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth Fox Rivera river in Wisconsin that flows into Lake Michigan Galveston Bayan arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas to the south of Houston Galway Baya bay of the North Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland Ganges Riveran Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus Gan Jianga river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang to the north of Nanchang Garonne Rivera river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay Gila Rivera river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River Golden Gatea strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake Grand Rivera river in southern Michigan that flows northwest to empty into Lake Michigan Great Australian Bighta wide bay of the Indian Ocean in southern Australia; notorious for storms Great Salt Lakea shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah Great Slave Lakea lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada; drained by the Mackenzie River Green Rivera river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River Greenland Seapart of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Iceland Gulf of Adenarm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea Gulf of Alaskaa gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago Gulf of Antalyaa gulf of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Turkey Gulf of Akabaa northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia Gulf of Bothniaa northern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Sweden and Finland Gulf of Californiaa gulf to the west of the mainland of Mexico Golfo de Campechea part of the Gulf of Mexico to the west of Yucatan Gulf of Carpentariaa wide shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea in northern Australia Gulf of Corinthinlet of the Ionian Sea between central Greece and the Peloponnesus Gulf of Finlandan eastern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Finland and Estonia Gulf of Guineaa gulf off the southwest coast of Africa Gulf of Martabanan arm of the Andaman Sea off southern Myanmar Golfo de Mexicoan arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Gulf of Oban inlet of the Kara Sea in western Siberia Gulf of Omanan arm of the Arabian Sea connecting it with the Persian Gulf Gulf of Rigaan inlet of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia Gulf of Saint Lawrencean arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Canada Gulf of Sidrawide inlet of the Mediterranean Sea on the north coast of Libya Gulf of Sueza northwestern arm of the Red Sea linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal Gulf of Tehuantepecan arm of the Pacific in southern Mexico Gulf of Thailandan arm of the South China Sea between Indochina and the Malay Peninsula Gulf of Venicean arm of the Adriatic Sea Hampton Roadsa channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay Hangzhou Baya bay formed by an inlet of the East China Sea Housatonic Rivera river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound Yellow Rivera major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta Hudson Rivera New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century Hudson Bayan inland sea in northern Canada Humberan estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River Victoria Fallsa large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil IJssel rivera river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer IJsselmeera shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee Illinois Rivera river in Illinois that flows southwest to the Mississippi River Indian Oceanthe 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south Indigirka Rivera river in far eastern Siberia that flows generally northward to the Arctic Ocean Indus Riveran Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea Inland Passagea naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska Inland Seaan arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern Japan; surrounded by the islands of Honshu and Shikoku and Kyushu and linked to the Sea of Japan by a narrow channel; the chief port is Hiroshima Ionian Seaan arm of the Mediterranean Sea between western Greece and southern Italy Irish Seaan arm of the North Atlantic between Great Britain and Ireland Irrawaddy Riverthe main river of Myanmar rising in the north and flowing south through the length of Burma to empty into the Andaman Sea Irtish Riveran Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River Isere Rivera river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone James Rivera river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri James Rivera river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads James Baythe southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario Jordan Rivera river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan Kanawha Rivera tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia Kansas Rivera river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River Kara Seapart of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Barents Sea; icebound most of the year Kasai Rivera river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo Kattegatta strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Sweden; connects with the North Sea through the Skagerrak Keuka Lakea glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes Kissimmee Rivera river of central Florida that flows southward to Lake Okeechobee Lake Kivua lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda Klamath Rivera river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean Korea Bayan inlet of the Yellow Sea between the Liaodong Peninsula in China and western Korea Korean Straita strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan Kura Rivera river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and flows to the Caspian Sea Labrador Seaan arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and southern Greenland Lake Albert Nyanzaa shallow lake on the border between Uganda and Congo in the Great Rift Valley Lake Arala lake to the east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Lake Chada lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river Lake Champlaina lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812 Lake Edwarda lake in the Great Rift Valley between Congo and Uganda Lake Eriethe 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal Lake Genevaa lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone Lake Huronthe 2nd largest of the Great Lakes Lake Ilmena lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga Lake Ladogaa lake in northwestern Russia to the north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland Lake Michiganthe 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders Lake Nasserlake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan Lake Malawia long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi Lake Onegalake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe Lake Ontariothe smallest of the Great Lakes Lake Saint Claira lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie Lake Superiorthe largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes Lake Tsanaa lake in northern Ethiopia; the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile Lake Tanganyikathe longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley Daryacheh-ye Orumiyeha shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz and the western border of Turkey Lake Vanerna lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden Victoria Nyanzathe largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River Laptev Seapart of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia (between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands) that is icebound most of the year Lehigh Rivera river in eastern Pennsylvania that flows southeast into the Delaware River Lena Rivera Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea River Lethe(Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive Ligurian Seaan arm of the Mediterranean between northwest Italy and Corsica Crocodile Riveran African river; flows into the Indian Ocean Little Bighorn Rivera river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand Little Missouri Rivera river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota Little Sioux Rivera river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa Little Wabash Rivera river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River Loch Achraya lake in central Scotland Loch Linnhean inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Scotland Loch Nessa lake in the Scottish highlands; the largest body of fresh water in Great Britain Loire Riverthe longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean Long Island Sounda sound between Long Island and Connecticut Mackenzie Rivera Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea Madeira Rivera Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River Magdalena Rivera river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla Marmara Denizian inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles Massachusetts Bayan inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off of eastern Massachusetts extending from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the south Mediterranean Seathe largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia Mekong Riveran Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea Menai Straita strait in northern Wales between Anglesey Island and the mainland Merrimack Rivera river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean Meuse Rivera European river; flows into the North Sea Milk Rivera river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River Minamata Baya bay on the west coast of Kyushu; in the 1950s industrial wastes caused mercury poisoning among the Japanese people who ate fish from Minamata Bay Mississippi Rivera major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico Missouri Riverthe longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis Mobile Rivera river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay Mobile Baya bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River Mohawk Rivera river of central New York that flows southeastward to the Hudson River Monongahela Rivera river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River Monterey Bayan inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western California Moray Firthan inlet of the North Sea on the northeast coast of Scotland Moreau Rivera river that rises in western South Dakota and flows eastward to the Missouri River Moreton Bayan arm of the Tasman Sea forming a bay to the east of Brisbane Mozambique Channelan arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa Murray Rivera southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide Murrumbidgee Rivera river of southeastern Australia; flows westward into the Murray River Namoi Rivera river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River Nan Rivera river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya Narragansett Baya deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island Neckar Rivera river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine Neosho Rivera river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River Neva Rivera river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland New Rivera river in the southeastern United States that flows northward from North Carolina to West Virginia where it empties into the Kanawha River New York Baya bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River Niagara Rivera river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York Niagara Fallswaterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls Niger Riveran African river; flows into the South Atlantic Nile Riverthe world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization Niobrara Rivera tributary of the Missouri River North Channela strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea North Platte Rivera river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River North Seaan arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970 Norwegian Seathe part of the Atlantic that lies off the Norwegian coast to the north of the North Sea Ob Rivera major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea Oder Rivera European river; flows into the Baltic Sea Ohio Rivera river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River Lake Okeechobeea lake in southeast Florida to the north of the Everglades Orange Rivera river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean Orinoco Rivera South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic Osage Rivera river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River Osaka Baya bay of the western Pacific in southern Honshu Ottawa rivera river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal Ouachita Rivera river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River Ouse Rivera river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber Pacific Oceanthe largest ocean in the world Para Riveran estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows Parana Rivera South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata Parnahibaa river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean Paulo Afonso Fallsa major waterfall in northeastern Brazil Pearl Rivera river in Mississippi that flows southward to the Gulf of Mexico Pecos Rivera tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas Pee Dee Rivera river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean Penobscot Rivera river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay Penobscot Bayan inlet of the Atlantic in eastern Maine Arabian Gulfa shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among the most productive in the world Ping Rivera river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya Platte Rivera river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River Po Rivera European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea Potomac Rivera river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay Poyanga lake in central China that is connected to the Chang Jiang by a canal Prudhoe Baya bay on the northern coast of Alaska where oil was discovered in 1968 Puget Soundan inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State Purus Rivera Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River Queen Charlotte Soundan inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia Rappahannock Rivera river that flows across eastern Virginia into the Tidewater region Red Rivera tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana Red Seaa long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the Suez Canal Republican Rivera tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas Rhine Rivera major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea Rhone Rivera major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles Rio de la Plataan estuary between Argentina and Uruguay Rio Grandea North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico Ross Seaan arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica Ruhr Rivera tributary of the Rhine Russian Rivera river in northern California Saale Rivera river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River Sabine Rivera river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico Sacramento Rivera river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay Saint Francis Rivera tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas Saint John Rivera river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy Saint Johns Rivera river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean Saint Lawrence Rivera North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic Salmon Rivera tributary of the Snake River in Idaho Salton Seaa saltwater lake in southeastern California Sambre Rivera river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse at Namur San Diego Baya bay of the Pacific in southern California San Francisco Baya bay of the Pacific in western California San Joaquin Rivera river in central California that rises in the Sierra Nevada and flows northwest to form a large delta with the Sacramento River Sao Franciscoa river in eastern Brazil flowing into the Atlantic Ocean Saone Rivera river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone Sargasso Seaa vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to the Azores that is dense with gulfweed Gulf of Aeginaa gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece Savannah Rivera river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Scheldt Rivera river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea Sea of Azoffa bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine Sea of Japanan arm of the Pacific between China and Japan Sea of Okhotskan arm of the Pacific to the east of Asia Seine Rivera French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel Lake Senecaa glacial lake in central New York; the largest of the Finger Lakes Guaira Fallsa great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay River Severna river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain Severn Rivera river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay Seyhan Rivera Turkish river flowing south southwest into the Mediterranean Chari Riveran African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad Shenandoah Rivera river of northern Virginia that empties into the Potomac at Harpers Ferry Skagerraka broad strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Norway Snake Rivera tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition Solenta strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Solway Firtha large firth on the west coast of Britain between England and Scotland South China Seaa tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons South Platte Rivera tributary of the Platte River Strait of Georgiathe strait separating Vancouver Island from the Canadian mainland Strait of Gibraltarthe strait between Spain and Africa Strait of Hormuza strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman Strait of Magellanthe strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built Strait of Messinathe strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy Strait of Calaisthe strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent River Styx(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls Sun Rivera river in western Montana that flows south and east to join the Missouri River Suriname Rivera river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic Susquehanna Rivera river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay Tagus Rivera European river; flows into the North Atlantic Takakkawa waterfall in southeastern British Columbia; the highest waterfall in Canada (1250 feet high) Tallapoosa Riverriver that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through central Alabama to join the Coosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River Tampa Bayan arm of the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida Tasman Seaan arm of the southern Pacific Ocean between southeastern Australia and New Zealand Tennessee Rivera river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky River Thamesthe longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea Teverea river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea Tigris Riveran Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River Timor Seaan arm of the eastern Indian Ocean between Timor and northern Australia Tocantins Rivera river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the Para River Tombigbee Rivera river that rises in northeastern Mississippi and flows southward through western Alabama to join the Alabama River and form the Mobile River Torres Straita strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea River Trenta river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber Trinity Rivera river in eastern Texas that is formed near Dallas and flows generally southeastward to Galveston Bay Trondheim Fiorda long narrow inlet of the Norwegian Sea Tugela Fallsa major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap Lower Tunguskaa river that arises to the north of Lake Baikal and flows north and west to the Yenisei River Stony Tunguskaa river in Siberia that flows northwest to become a tributary of the Yenisei River Twin Fallsa waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho River Tynea river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea Tyrrhenian Seaan arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and Sicily United States watersterritorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories Urubupunga Fallsa waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil Uruguay Rivera South American river that arises in southern Brazil and flows south to the Rio de la Plata; the northern section forms the boundary between Argentina and Brazil and the southern section forms the boundary between Argentina and Uruguay Vetluga Rivera river in central Russia; flows generally southward into the Volga Victoria Fallsa waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally Vistula Rivera European river; flows into the Baltic Sea Volga Rivera Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea Volkhov Rivera river in northwestern Russia flowing generally north into Lake Ladoga Voltaa river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin Wabash Rivera tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana Weddell Seaan arm of the south Atlantic in Antarctica to the east of the Antarctic Peninsula Weser Rivera river in northwestern Germany that flows northward to the North Sea near Bremerhaven White Rivera tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri White Nilea headstream of the Nile; joins the Blue Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile White Seaa large inlet of the Barents Sea in the northwestern part of European Russia Willamette Rivera river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland Windward Passagea channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea Lake Winnipega lake in southern Canada in Manitoba Wisconsin Rivera tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin Yalu Riverriver in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China) Yangtze Kiangthe longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai Yazoo Rivera river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg Yellow Seapart of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia Yellowstone Rivera tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park Yenisei Rivera Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea Yosemite Fallsa series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year Yukon Rivera North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea Zambezi Riveran African river; flows into the Indian Ocean Canton Rivera river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea Zuider Zeea former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of the Netherlands; sealed off from the sea in 1932 by a dam that created the IJsselmeer backwater a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam bay, embaymentan indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf channela deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels drinkany large deep body of water estuarythe wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix flowagea body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area crossing, forda shallow area in a stream that can be forded gulfan arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay high sea, international watersthe open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation inlet, recessan arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) lakea body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land briny, mainany very large body of (salt) water mid-waterthe water that is well below the surface but also well above the bottom oceana large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere offingthe part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area polynyaa stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas) pool, puddlea small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid seaa division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land seven seasan informal expression for all of the oceans of the world shallow, shoala stretch of shallow water sounda large ocean inlet or deep bay stream, watercoursea natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth territorial watersthe waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction falls, waterfalla steep descent of the water of a river waterwaya navigable body of water artificial lake, man-made lake, reservoirlake used to store water for community use bayoua swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana) bighta broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline billabonga stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently brancha stream or river connected to a larger one brook, creeka natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) canal(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion cascadea small waterfall or series of small waterfalls cataracta large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice covea small inlet deepliterary term for an ocean ditchany small natural waterway firtha long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) fiord, fjorda long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway Guantanamo Bayan inlet of the Caribbean Sea; a United States naval station was established on the bay in 1903 guta narrow channel or strait headstreama stream that forms the source of a river lagoon, laguna, lagunea body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral lochScottish word for a lake locha long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked) loughIrish word for a lake mare clausum(closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation mare liberum(free sea) a navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access mud puddlea puddle of mud oxbow lakea crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel pond, poola small lake rapida part of a river where the current is very fast rilla small channel (as one formed by soil erosion) rivera large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) rill, rivulet, run, runnel, streamleta small stream South Seaany sea to the south of the equator (but especially the South Pacific) sound, straita narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water tarna mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers) tidal river, tidal stream, tidewater river, tidewater streama stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream tidewaya channel in which a tidal current runs watercoursenatural or artificial channel through which water flows thing a separate and self-contained entity |
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