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<p>A <b>backwater</b> is a part of a <a href="page.php?w=river">river</a> in which there is little or no current. It can refer 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, backed up by the sea <a href="page.php?w=tide">tide</a> or by an obstruction such as a <a href="page.php?w=dam">dam</a>. Manmade restrictions to natural stream flow or temporary natural obstructions such as <a href="page.php?w=ice_jam">ice jam</a>s, vegetation blockage, or flooding of a lower stream can create</p><p>
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