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ARROYO [5 records]

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Record 1 2021-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

A municipality of Puerto Rico.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Municipalité de Porto Rico.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Small, shallow stream usually in continuous flow in a somewhat turbulent manner.

OBS

brook: A general literary term for a creek.

OBS

brook: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

burn: A Scottish term for a small stream. It is also used in North Ireland and North England.

OBS

brook: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Petit cours d'eau souvent alimenté par des sources naturelles. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

La largeur [d'un ruisseau] est comprise entre 1 et 5 mètres.

OBS

ruisseau : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

ruisseau : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Curso de agua pequeño y poco profundo, por lo general de flujo permanente y en cierto modo turbulento.

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Record 3 2006-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Aquaculture
DEF

A brook or stream; more specifically a brook with a stony bed or rugged course.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Aquaculture

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Acuicultura
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Record 4 2003-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Small watercourse, often tributary to a river, stream, or creek.

CONT

Nevers Brook, N.B.

CONT

Wester Brooks, Nfld.

OBS

brook: widely generic used, but most common in the Atlantic Provinces.

OBS

brook; brooks: terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Petit cours d'eau naturel qui reçoit les eaux d'un bassin versant de petite dimension.

CONT

Ruisseau Pierrot, T.N.-O.

OBS

ruisseau : générique attesté dans plusieurs provinces.

OBS

ruisseau : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Corriente de agua no permanente, de caudal escaso y variable.

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Record 5 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A small watercourse, sometimes a steep-walled, flat-floored channel, created by occasional rainfall in arid regions of the Americas.

CONT

Such rains create havoc by destroying mud walls and houses ... and by sending swirling torrents down the wadis of the Sahara or the "arroyos" of the North American deserts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Lors de ruissellements importants, l'écoulement est intermittent [...] Les cours d'eau des régions sèches ont des noms particuliers : «oued» au Sahara [...] «arroyo» aux États-Unis [...]

Spanish

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