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Fresh water
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tributary | a stream that leads into a river |
| divide | a ridge separating watersheds |
| watershed | a land area that supplies water to a river system |
| headwater | a small stream that forms into a river |
| resrvoir | a lake that stores water for human use |
| nutrients | substances that allow living organism to grow |
| eutropication | when nutrient build up in a body or water |
| aquifer | an underground layer of rock or sediment where water is collected |