Water Dictionaries and Glossaries
Listed below is a sample of the dictionaries and glossaries relating to water that can be found on the web. Reflecting the individuals and organizations who have prepared them, you will find that they tend to have specific orientations as to the terms they include and the ways in which they define and elaborate them. They vary in currency with some being long existent and others open to continuing revision. They vary in their quality. Please let me know any time you find another dictionary or glossary that could usefully be added to this list.
- Dam and Dam Safety Glossary, State of Nevada
- Integrated Water Resource Management Glossary, Nostrum (Network on gOvernance, Science and Technology for sustainable water ResoUrce management in the Mediterranean)
- Land and Water Glossary, Aquastat, FAO
- Living Water Smart, Glossary of Terms, BC Ministry of Environment
- Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA) Glossary, Arizona
- IWRM ToolBox, Global Water Partnership
- Water Demand Management Glossary, International Development Research Centre
- Water Quality and Waste Management Glossary, North Carolina
- Water Quality Association Glossary of Terms
- Water Resource Terms, The Edwards Aquifer
- Water Science Glossary of Terms, U.S. Geological Survey
- Water Words Dictionary, State of Nevada