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staff gage [1 record]

Record 1 2015-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A type of "gage" that is a staff, wall, pier, etc. containing a graduated scale used in gaging water-surface elevation.

DEF

Graduated scale used to indicate the level of the water surface in a stream channel, reservoir, lake, etc.

Key term(s)
  • wharf scale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

[...] plaque graduée, en métal émaillé ou non, en bois, en ciment, en pierre (lave émaillée) installée de telle façon que, dans la mesure du possible, son extrémité inférieure trempe toujours dans l'eau lors des étiages les plus sévères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Escala graduada utilizada para señalar el nivel de la superficie del agua en un cauce, embalse, lago, etc.

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