Black, Gray or Blue Ice:           dark areas of ice that are thin and weak spots

Channel:                                   the area between the banks of a stream where water normally flows

Conservation:                           the wise use and protection of our natural resources

Conservation Authority:            a community based environmental protection agency

Culvert:                                    a large pipe or tube that allows water to flow under a road or driveway

Current:                                    the force of moving water

Dam:                                        a barrier set across a river to control the flow of water

Disoriented:                              confused; unable to make sense of one’s surroundings

Erosion:                                    the movement of soil by wind, water or ice

Evaporation:                             The process by which water turns into a gas and goes to the sky.

Flood:                                      the overflowing of water in a river onto the flood plain

Floodplain:                               the flat land beside a watercourse that periodically becomes covered by water; the river’s living space

Freshet:                                    a great increase in the amount of water in a stream caused by heavy rains or melting snow, usually in the spring

Hazard:                                    a source of danger or risk, especially to one’s personal safety

Hypothermia:                            a life threatening condition in which a person’s deep body temperature is lowered by exposure to cold air or water.

Mill:                                          a building which has a wheel driven by water that is used to grind wheat into flour or cut pieces of wood.

Precipitation:                            

Water Cycle:                            the process of water movement from the ground to the sky and back.

Waterway:                                any body of water flowing into another body of water

Watershed:                               an area of land that drains into a river

Wetland:                                   a type of habitat that has water in it for all or part of the year.