Technically there's no issue calling it a canal.
Canals are usually for the conveyance of boats. Sometimes people will call it a canal when it's fresh water / irrigation.
I'd throw in the word aquifer just so there's no way we can all settle on a single word to call this.
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Technically there's no issue calling it a canal. Canals are usually for the conveyance of boats. Sometimes people will call it a canal when it's fresh water / irrigation.
I'd throw in the word aquifer just so there's no way we can all settle on a single word to call this.