brown water

American  

noun

1. shallow water, as opposed to deep (blue) water.

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Example Sentences

During every road trip, Russell would bring along a jug full of its brown water with him to sprinkle on the opponent’s field.

From Los Angeles Times

Footage shows brown water rushing over rocks and past trees, as rescue workers in red boats drive by flooded homes.

From BBC

Never-before-seen footage obtained by the BBC shows the difficult conditions they faced: jagged and potentially dangerous pieces of rubble and muddy, brown water, which often meant they could not see more than a foot or two ahead of them.

From BBC

Thousands of residents are displaced after muddy brown water flooded their homes or cut them off from the outside world by wiping out roads or totaling their cars.

From Los Angeles Times

In Dover and Lithia, small communities about 20 miles inland from Tampa, rescue teams plunged into murky brown water to save seniors and families trapped in flooded homes as the Alafia River swelled.

From Los Angeles Times