clearwater

See also: Clearwater

English

Etymology

From clear +‎ water.

Adjective

clearwater (not comparable)

1. (of a stream) Having relatively clear water, free of large quantities of mud or tannin.
   • 2015 July 9, “Diverse Early Life-History Strategies in Migratory Amazonian Catfish: Implications for Conservation and Management”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     These species largely inhabit whitewater and clearwater rivers (river classifications from Sioli) within the Amazon Basin, with rare reports in tannic blackwater rivers.

Synonyms

• bluewater

Coordinate terms

• blackwater
• whitewater