The main sources of water is rainfall and rainfall an area is called a catchrea from land it eighter flow into the lakes revers oceans. Or it can infiltrate into the ground or soil.

            A good source of watermost supply the liquid in good quantities so as to meet the need of the community.

It should also be naturally pure. These are 3 main sources of water.

• Atmospheric water:  rainwater and vapour
• Surface water: lakes, river, stream etc
• Underground: springs wells etc.

It the tropics people mostly get water from rivers, lakes, springs and wells.