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Waterwitch, water-witch, Water Witch, or variant, may refer to:
Ships
Waterwitch or Water Witch is a common name for ships. Some ships known by this name include:
- CSS Water Witch, the name of a Confederate States Navy gunboat. About Oct 2007, Georgia Department of Transportation using a magnetometer located metal objects under 10 feet of mud in the Vernon River where the wreck is supposed to be.
- HMS Waterwitch, the name of several Royal Navy vessels.
- USS Water Witch, a name given to three United States Navy ships.
- Water Witch built in 1831, a British "opium clipper" barque (built in Kidderpore, Calcutta).
- Water Witch, a steamer-turned-schooner on Lake Champlain launched in 1835 and wrecked in 1866.
- Water Witch, a cutter launched in 1835, sunk 1842 and notable as a vessel owned by the South Australian Government.
Other
In addition, "water witch" or "water witching" can refer to:
- Waterwitch, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in Highlands, Monmouth County.
- The Water-Witch, an 1830 novel by James Fenimore Cooper
- Water Witch (novel) a novel by Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice
- Dowsing, divination to find ground water or other minerals
See also
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