Backwater
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Backwater or Backwaters may refer to:
- Backwater (river)Backwater (river)A backwater is a part of a river in which there is little or no current. It refers either to a branch of a main river which lies alongside it and then rejoins it or to a body of water in a main river which is backed up by an obstruction such as the tide or a dam.-Alternative channel:If a river has...
, water in a main river which is backed up by an obstruction such as the tide or a dam, or a branch of a main river which runs alongside it before rejoining it - "Backwater" (Brian Eno song), a song by Brian Eno from the album Before and After Science
- Backwater (novel), a novel by Joan Bauer
- "Backwater" (song), a 1994 song recorded by the Meat Puppets
- Backwater ReservoirBackwater ReservoirBackwater Reservoir is a reservoir in north west Angus, Scotland.The project was initiated by the Dundee Corporation Waterworks in 1964 and absorbed into the newly created East of Scotland Water Board in 1968, before final completion and the official opening by Queen Elizabeth II on October 9, 1969...
, a 1969 reservoir in north west Angus, Scotland - Backwaters PressBackwaters PressThe Backwaters Press is a small press based in Omaha, Nebraska that publishes poetry. Many of the authors published by the press are also based in Nebraska....
, an American book publishing company - Kerala backwatersKerala BackwatersThe Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast of Kerala state in southern India. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both manmade and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state...
, a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes in India - Backwaters (album), an album by American guitarist Tony Rice
- Backwaters (management festival), the annual national management festival organized by the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode