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mature river [2 records]

Record 1 1987-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

(Larousse encyclopédique)

Spanish

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Record 2 1978-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
OBS

A stream whose slope is so reduced that the water velocities are just sufficient to carry the detritus delivered by the tributaries, which have steeper slopes than the main stream.

OBS

A river with a velocity just sufficient to transport sediment delivered by the tributaries; a river with a meandering course, absence of lakes and waterfalls, and which has attained a "profile of equilibrium".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
OBS

Cours d'eau dont la pente a tellement diminué que les vitesses de l'eau sont juste suffisantes pour transporter les matériaux apportés par ses affluents qui ont des pentes plus fortes que le cours d'eau principal.

Spanish

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