Water on Land Glossary

Channel

Hydraulic action

Abrasion

Attrition

Solution

Load

Traction

Saltation

Suspension

Long profile

Cross profile

Waterfall

Gorge

Meander

Oxbow lake

Floodplain

Levees

Discharge

Drainage basin

Flood or storm hydrograph

Flashy

Relief

Impermeable

Porous

Pervious

Deforestation

Urbanisation

Floods

Hazard

Soil erosion

Hard engineering

Soft engineering

Multi-purpose project

Straightening meanders

Floodplain zoning

Economic

Social

Environmental

Water Stress

Areas of deficit

Areas of surplus

Sustainable

Conservation