Water - Physical

There are many physical components of water that have fundamental roles in water processes and cycles. Water in wetlands has a range of different characteristics, some are due to the natural variation in the substrate and surrounds and others to human activities (anthropogenic influences). The physical components of water fundamentally affect what lives in the wetland and how the wetland functions and supports values.

Quick facts

Not all turbid waters

are an indication of poor water quality. Some inland rivers are naturally very turbid and the animals and plants that grow in them have adapted to these conditions.