exorheic

English

Etymology

From exo- (“external”) + Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow, stream”) + -ic.

Adjective

exorheic (not comparable)

(of a lake or basin) Externally drained; having one or more outlets.
Synonym: open

Antonym: endorheic

Coordinate term: cryptorheic
- 1998, Brian Moss, Ecology of Fresh Waters: Man and Medium, Past to Future, Third Edition, Blackwell Publishing, →ISBN, page 198:
  Most lakes are exorheic, with some flow-through and no long-term salt accumulation, […]

See also

Endorheic basin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Open and closed lakes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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