surface water

noun

Water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, sea or ocean, as opposed to groundwater.

Meanings

nounsurface water (countable and uncountable, plural surface waters)

plural surface waters

  1. countableuncountablegeographyWater collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, sea or ocean, as opposed to groundwater.

Translations

Catalan aigua de superfície, aigua superficial
  • aigua de superfíciewater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • aigua superficialwater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
Danish overfladevand
  • overfladevandwater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
Dutch oppervlaktewater
  • oppervlaktewaterwater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
Estonian pinnavesi
  • pinnavesiwater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
Finnish pintavesi
  • pintavesiwater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
French eau de surface, eau superficielle
  • eau de surfacewater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • eau superficiellewater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
German Oberflächenwasser
  • Oberflächenwasserwater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
Italian acqua di superficie
  • acqua di superficiewater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
Māori wai pātaua
  • wai pātauawater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
Norwegian Bokmål overflatevann
  • overflatevannwater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
Romanian apă de suprafață
  • apă de suprafațăwater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
Spanish agua superficial
  • agua superficialwater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
Swedish ytvatten
  • ytvattenwater collecting on the ground or in a body of water
Cite this entry
APA

surface water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface%20water

MLA

“surface water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface%20water. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surface water,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface%20water.

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