Water Resources

4. Collected water from areas of higher elevation flowing into larger rivers.
6. Result of excessive water volume from rain, or spring thaw runoff overflowing river banks.
9. Severe lack of water during the dry season.
11. Where a river ends and drains into a lake, the sea or an ocean.
14. Areas of land that have become saturated (soaked) with water.
15. is the Greek word for water.
16. ___River flows into the Ottawa River (near parliament Hill).
20. The St. Laurence river flows into this ocean.
21. An artificial lake created behind a dam when the river is blocked.
23. There are more than 31 000 of these in Canada
24. Often found in lower areas flowing through farmland and forested areas.
25. These ollect water from many rivers and their drainage basins eventually flowing to Oceans.
27. You cannot survive without water for more than these days.

1. Water that is stored underground and in some cases deep in the earth's crust.
2. A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main river or a lake
3. Non salinated (not salty) and found in lakes, rivers, glaciers and snow melt.
5. ___ River is found near school and flows into the Rideau River.
7. Water that soaks deep into the earth.
8. ____River flows into the St. Lawrence river near Montreal.
9. These can solve problems of drought or flood, they block the river's natural flow.
10. Water flows in this direction.
12. How much water enters and exists a river basin is the discharge rate.
13. The start of a river also known as headwaters.
17. This type of water use means we do not remove it from lakes or rivers
18. Often flows down rocky slopes and has clear water.
19. where a river joins another river (Ottawa River empties into the St. Lawrence in Montreal).
22. Fast moving water that moves large volumes of water.
26. Often spring fed, clear, clean water.