Surface Water
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Water which spreads over the surface of the ground, or stands in swamps, or percolates through or under the soil. It has its origin most commonly in rains and melted snow. 84 Wis. 438, 20 L. R. A. 40.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Stagnant or casual water on the surface of the land, not flowing in any defined channel. See fil S. C. 548, 39 S. E. 752.