32:20. he scattered it on the face of the water. What water? It is natural to find streams at the bases of mountains, but in fact the last water mentioned is the water that came out of the crag of Horeb/Sinai. That would add irony: that the water that ended one rebellion now carries off the product of the next rebellion. And, as the people now see the dust of the golden calf on the water, they may be reminded that this water came to them from God and through Moses, whom they have been quick to forget.
