backwater

noun

1. a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam

   noun.object

   Examples

   The bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring

   noun.location

   Examples

   The country is an economic backwater.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar.

   noun

   Source: webster1913