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groundwater divide [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- groundwater divide
1, record 1, English, groundwater%20divide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ground-water divide 2, record 1, English, ground%2Dwater%20divide
correct, proposal
- divide 3, record 1, English, divide
correct
- ground-water ridge 3, record 1, English, ground%2Dwater%20ridge
correct
- water-table divide 3, record 1, English, water%2Dtable%20divide
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ridge in the water table or other potentiometric surface from which the ground water represented by that surface moves away in both directions. Water in other aquifers above or below, and even in the lower part of the same aquifer, may have a potentiometric surface lacking the ridge, and so may flow past the divide. 3, record 1, English, - groundwater%20divide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne de partage des eaux souterraines
1, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux%20souterraines
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- axe de divergence 2, record 1, French, axe%20de%20divergence
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne de part et d'autre de laquelle, à la surface d'une nappe souterraine, l'eau s'écoule dans des directions opposées. 3, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux%20souterraines
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- divisoria de aguas subterráneas
1, record 1, Spanish, divisoria%20de%20aguas%20subterr%C3%A1neas
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Línea de un nivel freático o superficie piezométrica a cada lado de la cual el flujo de agua subterránea diverge. 1, record 1, Spanish, - divisoria%20de%20aguas%20subterr%C3%A1neas
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