Surface Water
Water
Water on the surface of the earth. An open body of water, such as a river, stream or lake. All water naturally open to the atmosphere (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, streams, impoundments, seas, estuaries, etc.) and all springs, wells, or other collectors which are directly influenced by surface water.
Water that flows in streams and rivers and in natural lakes, in wetlands, and in reservoirs constructed by humans.
- — Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms retrieved 2014-06-01
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Solar Energy
Water on the Earth's surface that is directly exposed to the atmosphere, as distinguished from water in the ground (groundwater).
- — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15
Weather
Water that flows in streams and rivers and in natural lakes, in wetlands, and in reservoirs constructed by humans.