C14

A stretch of still water going off to the side from a river or lake:

NR 229
BACKWATER 189
SLOUGH 143
LAGOON 83
BAYOU 60
INLET 52
COVE 48
BAY 43
POND 21
EDDY 18
NH 17
POOL 14
STAGNANT WATER 14
STILL WATER 12
CREEK 10
DEAD WATER 10
BRANCH 9
OVERFLOW 9
OUTLET 8
STREAM 7
TRIBUTARY 7
ARM 6
SWAMP 6
SPILLWAY 5
BACKWASH 4
CANAL 4
DITCH 4
EDDY WATER 4
BASIN 3
CHANNEL 3
LAKE 3
SETBACK 3
STAGNANT POOL 3
BOGAN 2
CRICK 2
DEAD RIVER 2
DRAW 2
ESTUARY 2
GULF 2
LAGUNA 2
NECK 2
OLD RIVER 2
SHALLOWS 2
SHOOT 2
STRAIT 2
SWALE 2
AREA OF STILL WATER 1
ARTERY 1
BACK 1
BACKDROP 1
BACKED-UP WATER 1
BACKFLOW 1
BACKSET 1
BAD WATER 1
BAR PIT 1
BARROW PIT 1
BASIN WATER 1
BEND IN THE RIVER 1
BRANCH STREAM 1
CALM 1
CHUTE 1
CUT-OFF 1
DEAD LAKE 1
DEAD-WATER POOL 1
EDDIED WATER 1
EDDY HOLE 1
FALL 1
FALSE CHANNEL 1
FORK 1
GUT 1
GUTS 1
HOLLER 1
HORSESHOE LAKE 1
LAKE BED 1
LEVEL 1
MAN-MADE SLOUGH 1
MARSH 1
MILLRACE 1
MOSQUITO-BREEDER 1
NATURAL 1
NECK OF THE RIVER 1
OLD RIVERBED 1
OVERFLOWED LAND 1
PARK 1
POCKET 1
PRONG OF WATER 1
RAVINE 1
RIA 1
RISE 1
RUNABOUT 1
SHALLOW 1
SHALLOW WATER 1
SHOAL 1
SIDEPOCKET 1
SLACK WATER 1
SLIP 1
SLOUGH HOLE 1
SLOW CURRENT 1
SLUICE 1
STAGNANT 1
STAGNANT POND 1
STAGNANT SECTION 1
STAGNANT STREAM 1
STALE WATER 1
STANDING WATER 1
STILL POND 1
STREAM DIVIDES 1
TRENCH 1
UNCLOSED POND 1
WASTE WATER 1
WATERHOLE 1
WHIRLPOOL 1

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