OEO Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - water body
Label: water body

Definition:
A water body is an accumulation of liquid water of varying size on the surface of the Earth.

Sub classes:
Definition:
The ocean is a water body that consists of salt water and is covering approximately 71% of Earth's surface.

Definition:
A river is a water body that moves through permanent or seasonal flow process from elevated land towards lower elevations through a definite channel and empties either into a sea, lake, or another river or ends on land as bed seepage and evapotranspiration exceed water supply.

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Definition:
Liquid water is water that has a liquid state of matter.