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Bodies of water of California (11 C, 2 P) Bodies of water of Colorado (6 C) Bodies of water of Connecticut (8 C, 1 P) Bodies of water of Delaware (9 C, 1 P) Bodies of water of Florida (12 C, 5 P) Bodies of water of Georgia (U.S. state) (8 C, 6 P) Bodies of water of Hawaii (8 C)
Created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam. 26. Cayuga Lake. New York. 7,672,000 acre⋅ft (9.5 km 3) 435 ft (133 m) second largest of the Finger Lakes. 27. Rainy Lake.
This category has the following 26 subcategories, out of 26 total. Bodies of ice of the United States (3 C) Bodies of water of the United States by state (62 C) Bodies of water of the United States by county (54 C) Bodies of water of Washington, D.C. (3 C, 2 P)
Urban runoff discharging to coastal waters. Environmental water quality, also called ambient water quality, relates to water bodies such as lakes, rivers, and oceans. [ 16] Water quality standards for surface waters vary significantly due to different environmental conditions, ecosystems, and intended human uses.
Water in Nebraska (8 C) Water in Nevada (7 C, 2 P) Water in New Hampshire (8 C) Water in New Jersey (9 C, 1 P) Water in New Mexico (6 C, 2 P) Water in New York (state) (14 C, 3 P) Water in North Carolina (10 C) Water in North Dakota (5 C, 1 P)
The total volume of water on Earth is estimated at 1.386 billion km 3 (333 million cubic miles), with 97.5% being salt water and 2.5% being freshwater. Of the freshwater, only 0.3% is in liquid form on the surface. [ 2][ 3][ 4] Because the oceans that cover roughly 70.8% of the area of Earth reflect blue light, Earth appears blue from space ...
This is a list of bodies of water by salinity that is limited to natural bodies of water that have a stable salinity above 0.05%, at or below which water is considered fresh. Water salinity often varies by location and season, particularly with hypersaline lakes in arid areas, so the salinity figures in the table below should be interpreted as ...
Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses. [35]: 6 It is usually a result of human activities. Water bodies include lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, reservoirs and groundwater. Water pollution results when contaminants mix with these water bodies. Contaminants can come from ...