backwater pool
Look at other dictionaries:
backwater — n 1. tidewater, marsh, swamp, bog; pool, water hole, pond, salt pond. 2. country, frontier, wilderness, bush; outpost, out of the way place, isolated area, no man s land, wasteland; wilds, hinterlands, woods, backwoods, Sl. the boondocks,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Kunming — 昆明 Prefecture level city 昆明市 Clockwise from top: Kunming s Skyli … Wikipedia
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
Upper Mississippi River — Infobox River | river name = Upper Mississippi River caption = The Upper Mississippi River near Harpers Ferry, Iowa origin = Lake Itasca, Minnesota coord|47.253|N|95.212|W| mouth = Cairo, Illinois (flows into Lower Mississippi River)… … Wikipedia
Sunbury Lock — Infobox Waterlock lock name = Sunbury Lock [ [http://www.visitthames.co.uk/uploads/a users guide to the River thames.pdf Statistics from Environment Agency A User s Guide to the River Thames:Part II ] ] |thumb|right|] caption = Sunbury lock with… … Wikipedia
San Joaquin River — Coordinates: 38°04′00″N 121°51′04″W / 38.0666667°N 121.85111°W / 38.0666667; 121.85111 … Wikipedia
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
Avulsion (river) — In sedimentary geology and fluvial geomorphology, avulsion is the rapid abandonment of a river channel and the formation of a new river channel. Avulsions occur as a result of channel slopes that are much lower than the slope that the river could … Wikipedia
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of crossings of the River Thames — London Bridge, in central London Newbridge, i … Wikipedia
