Slough (hydrology)

For other uses, see Slough (disambiguation).

Slough (hydrology), is a term in hydrology that refers to:

• Slough, a stream distributary or anabranch, or in some cases, a regular stream.

More localized meanings of Slough are:

• a muddy marsh in the British Isles.
• a swamp or shallow lake system with trees (Eastern and South Eastern United States).
• a secondary channel of a river delta, without trees (Pacific coast of North America).
• a pond, often alkaline (prairies of North America).