surface water

water on the continents surface, rather than underground
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surface water

Summary

surface water has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • surface water followed groundwater[2].
  • surface water was followed by evaporated water[3].
  • The location of surface water was planetary surface[4].
  • surface water is a type of water[5].
  • surface water is a type of geographical feature[6].
  • surface water is a type of raw water[7].
  • surface water is part of planet[8].
  • surface water's said to be the same as is recorded as open water[9].
  • surface water's said to be the same as is recorded as runoff[10].
  • surface water is the opposite of groundwater[11].
  • surface water's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2927[12].
  • surface water's different from is recorded as open water[13].
  • surface water's different from is recorded as spring water[14].
  • surface water's different from is recorded as artesian water[15].
  • surface water's different from is recorded as groundwater[16].
  • surface water's different from is recorded as drinking water[17].
  • surface water's different from is recorded as non-drinking water[18].
  • surface water's different from is recorded as stormwater[19].
  • surface water's different from is recorded as wastewater[20].
  • surface water's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002042[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include water[5], geographical feature[6], and raw water[7]. surface water is the opposite of groundwater[11].

Use and Application

surface water is part of planet[8].

Why It Matters

surface water has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → V7NDD
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0207929-povrchove-vody
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0207929-povrchove-vody, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Said to be the same as → open water, runoff
    Subclass of → water, geographical feature, raw water
    Follows → groundwater
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11704, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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