Ait - An island in a river, usually tidal
Example: Islesworth Ait
Angling - Fishing Technique that uses a hook and fishing line to catch fish
Atoll - A ring shaped shallow island that encircles a lagoon, sometimes with islands or cays within
Beck - A stream that flows through a gill
Example: Skelton Beck
Bridge - Manmade crossing of a waterbody that goes above the stream
Example: Tyne Bridge
Burn - A smaller river, usually in the forms of tributaries
Example: Ouse Burn
Canal - Stretch of water placed by rivers for efficient boat and ship traffic
Example: Lancaster Canal
Catchment - Land area that rain, snow, etc. drains to the same water body source
Catchment Area - Land area that rain, snow, etc. drains to the same water body source
Cay - Low elevation sandy island on the surface of a coral reef
Caye - Low elevation sandy island on the surface of a coral reef
Confluence - Where two streams meet and flow into each other to form one common stream
Example: The North Tyne and South Tyne form a confluence to become the River Tyne
Conflux - Where two streams meet and flow into each other to form one common stream
Culvert - A tunnel or cover used on streams to place them underground, usually for preservation
Example: River Team is placed in a culvert through the Team Valley Industrial Estate
Drain - A water area, typically manmade, designated for flooding events, such as forecast or sea tide
Drainage Basin - Land area that rain, snow, etc. drains to the same water body source
Estuary - Largely tidal area at the mouth of a river typically
Example: Humber is an estuary
Eyot - An island in a river, usually tidal
Example: Chiswick Eyot
Fish - Aquatic animal
Example: Rainbow trout
Fish - Activity of catching fish and similar marine life, usually for fun or competitively
Example: I usually fish for eels
Fish Cannon - Structure that allows simpler passing of migratory fish
Fish Ladder - Structure that allows simpler passing of migratory fish
Fish Pass - Structure that allows simpler passing of migratory fish
Fish Steps - Structure that allows simpler passing of migratory fish
Fishway - Structure that allows simpler passing of migratory fish
Ford - Shallow stretch of a river used for crossing
Example: Clockburn Ford
Ghyll - A deep ravine, sometimes also used to describe the stream that flows through it
Example: Stanley Ghyll
Gill - A deep ravine, sometimes also used to describe the stream that flows through it
Example: Rowlands Gill
Glacial Lake - Type of lake that relates to water released by glacier activity, typically during the Ice Age
Example: Derwentwater
Gut - Narrow tidal stream of water
Example: Lemington Gut
Handline Fishing - Technique of fishing of which a line is used with hands
Handlining - Technique of fishing of which a line is used with hands
Harpoon - A spear projectile used in hunting fish and other aquatic animals
Holm - A landmass surrounded by water
Example: Steep Holm
Island - A landmass surrounded by water
Example: Broomhaugh Island
Islet - A particular small island
Example: Ailsa Craig is an islet in the Firth of Clyde
Key - Low elevation sandy island on the surface of a coral reef
Lake - Large body of water of freshwater typically, less commonly saltwater, that varies in size
Example: Gosforth Lake
Letch - Small stream or pool
Example: Sandy's Letch
Lock - Controls water levels in a canal
Mill Race - Small water stream that supplies/drains a watermill
Mouth - The area where a stream flows into another water body
Example: The North Sea at Middlesbrough is where the mouth of the River Tees is located
Oxbow Lake - Former stretch of a river that broke from the main course as a result of narrowing bends
Example: Butterby Oxbow
Peninsula - Landform surrounded by water and connected to a mainland
Example: Cornwall Peninsula
Pond - Small fresh water area that is smaller than a lake
Example: Norwood Pond
Rafting - Activity of navigating a body of water via a raft
Reservoir - An artificial lake that is used for water storage
Example: Derwent Reservoir
Rises - Where a stream originates
River - A long narrow channel of water, typically connected to a larger body of water
Example: River Wear
Sandbank - Deposit of sand on a water body seen at low tides
Sike - A stream that flows through a gill
Example: Red Sike
Sluice - A gate placed in a stream to control water levels
Example: Seaton Sluice
Source - Where a stream originates
Example: The source of the Ouseburn is located at Woolsington
Stepping Stones - A series of stones across a river used for crossing the river
Stepstones - A series of stones across a river used for crossing the river
Stream - Length of flowing water
Swing Bridge - A bridge that swings on a horizontal axis to allow boats and ship traffic by
Example: Swing Bridge, River Tyne
Syke - A stream that flows through a gill
Example: Red Syke
Tilt Bridge: A bridge that swings on a vertical axis to allow boats and ship traffic by
Example: Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Tributary - A stream that flows into another stream, usually smaller than the stream it flows into
Example: The Lumley Park Burn is a tributary of the River Wear
Viaduct: A type of bridge with numerous arches and pillars, that is or was used for railway transport
Example: Causey Arch
Waterfall - Area of a stream where a vertical drop occurs
Watershed - Land area that rain, snow, etc. drains to the same water body source
Weir - Barrier used to control flow and upstream water level