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This science ClipArt gallery offers 98 images of the science of hydrology, which is the study of water movement, distribution, and quality throughout Earth. This gallery contains images involving hydrology, including water movement and creation of atolls and barrier reefs, and water tables.

An illustration of a small river.

River

An illustration of a small river.

A river from its source to its mouth.

River

A river from its source to its mouth.

A river with boats traveling on it.

River

A river with boats traveling on it.

An illustration of a river bank.

River Bank

An illustration of a river bank.

Diagram illustrating the imminence of river capture.

River Capture

Diagram illustrating the imminence of river capture.

Diagram showing a region with the river capture completed.

River Capture Completion

Diagram showing a region with the river capture completed.

"A broad, shallow river channel" that would flow slower than a deeper, narrower channel. -Salisbury, 1919

River Channel

"A broad, shallow river channel" that would flow slower than a deeper, narrower channel. -Salisbury,…

A deep, narrow river channel that would flow faster than a broader, shallower channel.

River Channel

A deep, narrow river channel that would flow faster than a broader, shallower channel.

Block diagram showing the flood-plain of a river, with ox-bows and marginal streams and in section, the flood-plain deposits and natural levees.

Flood Plain of a River

Block diagram showing the flood-plain of a river, with ox-bows and marginal streams and in section,…

Diagrams showing the development of river systems in anticlinal folds with anticlinal valleys as the end product. As a result of this erosion the streams flowing in the synclinal valleys are diverted by capture and the main streams become anticlinal.

Development of River Systems

Diagrams showing the development of river systems in anticlinal folds with anticlinal valleys as the…

Intrenched meanders of the Seine in the old peneplane cut upon the strata of the Paris Basin; near Rouen.

Meanders of the Seine

Intrenched meanders of the Seine in the old peneplane cut upon the strata of the Paris Basin; near Rouen.

A spring made from runoff water in a mountain.

Intermittent Spring

A spring made from runoff water in a mountain.

A stream incised upon the axis of a broad anticline, where it happened to be located at the beginning of a new cycle of erosion.

Stream on an Anticline

A stream incised upon the axis of a broad anticline, where it happened to be located at the beginning…

Subsequent streams are streams whose course has been determined by selective headward erosion along weak strata. Pictured here is an overdeepened subsequent stream.

Overdeepened Subsequent Stream

Subsequent streams are streams whose course has been determined by selective headward erosion along…

"To measure the depth of; fathom; try or test, as the depth of water and the quality of the ground, by sinking a plummet or lead attached to a line on which is marked the number of fathoms...a and b, arms pivoted to c; d, lead, which is attached to a stem at the top of which is a crosspiece. When the arms are raised into the position shown in A, the crosspiece engages them and holds them in that position till the lead strikes the bottom; they are then released, and fall into the position show in B. The cups (shown in the cuts), on closing, scoop up a specimen of the bottom." —Whitney, 1889

Taselli's Sounding Apparatus with Cups Opened and Closed

"To measure the depth of; fathom; try or test, as the depth of water and the quality of the ground,…

A terrace built by waves.

Terrace

A terrace built by waves.

"In some cases the shore current builds up the beach above sea level and adds to it on the seaward side, so that it gradually widens into a wave-built terrace or foreland." -Dryer, 1901

Wave-Build Terrace

"In some cases the shore current builds up the beach above sea level and adds to it on the seaward side,…

"Waves act like a horizontal saw which makes a wide cut into the land, extending above and below the level of still water. The portion of the land above the cut breaks away and forms a sea cliff, along the foot of which stretches a level of gently sloping submerged platform or wave-cut terrace." -Dryer, 1901

Wave-Cut Terrace

"Waves act like a horizontal saw which makes a wide cut into the land, extending above and below the…

The figure "shows the effect of a circular island upon the cotidal lines." -Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1901

Island Tides

The figure "shows the effect of a circular island upon the cotidal lines." -Coast and Geodetic Survey,…

"Diagram of a valley, the top of which is ten times the width of the stream." -Salisbury, 1919

Valley

"Diagram of a valley, the top of which is ten times the width of the stream." -Salisbury, 1919

A pretty lake in a valley.

Valley

A pretty lake in a valley.

This diagram shows waters transition from rain, to ground water, and back up to rain again.

Water Circulation

This diagram shows waters transition from rain, to ground water, and back up to rain again.

"If the water table about a lake is above the lake level, there will be no leakage from the lake, even if its basin be of porous material." -Salisbury, 1919

Water Table

"If the water table about a lake is above the lake level, there will be no leakage from the lake, even…

"(a)--Diagrammatic cross section of an island or peninsula showing relations of fresh ground water and sea water...(b) Cross section of same island or peninsula showing changes in shape of water table and contact between fresh and salt water resulting from pumping a well." -Gunter, 1933

Water Table

"(a)--Diagrammatic cross section of an island or peninsula showing relations of fresh ground water and…

"Geologic units penetrated by water wells in Seminole County." -Barraclough, 1962

Water Wells

"Geologic units penetrated by water wells in Seminole County." -Barraclough, 1962

A collage of different water scenes.

Water, Collage of

A collage of different water scenes.

"Intricate subterranean course of percolating water." -Geikie, 1893

Subterranean Water

"Intricate subterranean course of percolating water." -Geikie, 1893

A waterfall

Waterfall

A waterfall

An illustration of Horse Shoe and Birmingham Falls.

Waterfall

An illustration of Horse Shoe and Birmingham Falls.

The image shows different layers of clay, gravel, and sand and how underground waters travel through. HT is the sand surface S is the lowest point where rain water will settle. W is a well that goes as deep as g. O is gravel where water can fill. A and B are artesian wells.

Underground Waters

The image shows different layers of clay, gravel, and sand and how underground waters travel through.…

As the motion of the wave is moving in the right direction in this diagram, a, b, c, and d represent the locations of a floating cork and its positions on the wave. it is at b as it reaches X, c at Y, d at Z, and a at B.

Wave Motion

As the motion of the wave is moving in the right direction in this diagram, a, b, c, and d represent…

"It is seen that the motion of each particle is rectilinear and simple harmonic...The paths are vertical where...multiplies of 180 degrees and horizontal at points halfway between." -Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1901

Wave Motion

"It is seen that the motion of each particle is rectilinear and simple harmonic...The paths are vertical…

"The line AB represents the surface of a water wave whose length is ai, moving in the direction of the long arrow. Suppose the wave length to be divided into eight equal parts, ab, bc, etc. If the water were still, the particles 1, 2, 3, etc., would lie directly above the points a, b, c, etc., but each particle is moving in a circular path in the direction shown by the curved arrows." -Dryer, 1901

Wave Movement

"The line AB represents the surface of a water wave whose length is ai, moving in the direction of the…

The figure "represents the progress of a wave up a broad depression or valley 40 miles wide at the bottom and 240 at the top, the depth at the center being 1000 feet." -Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1901

Wave Progress

The figure "represents the progress of a wave up a broad depression or valley 40 miles wide at the bottom…

Diagram showing the development of the breaking wave and the "swash" after breaking.

Breaking Wave Diagram

Diagram showing the development of the breaking wave and the "swash" after breaking.

How the well often becomes impure and carries disease. A well near a barnyard or cesspool is likely to be unsafe for use. The liquids enter the soil, and sometimes follow along the crevice in rocks a hundred feet or more. Sewage, which is household waste, garbage, or dead animals cast into a stream, or placed near a well or spring, may cause many deaths among those using the water.

Well Water

How the well often becomes impure and carries disease. A well near a barnyard or cesspool is likely…

Sections of the Whirlpool at Niagara before the former drift-filling was cleared out by the river.

Whirlpool at Niagara

Sections of the Whirlpool at Niagara before the former drift-filling was cleared out by the river.

Windmills stand along a canal. The are probably polder mills used to move water up and out of lowlands, reclaiming farmland from the sea. The location is probably the Netherlands.

Windmills along a Canal

Windmills stand along a canal. The are probably polder mills used to move water up and out of lowlands,…