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Record 1 2004-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Point at which an underground stream reaches the surface if stream has no known surface headwaters.

OBS

In American literature, the term has a more general meaning. It refers to a point at which an underground stream reaches the surface and is synonymous with "resurgence", "rise" and "emergence".

Key term(s)
  • exurgence
  • rising spring

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Émergence d'eaux infiltrées dans des régions à roches très perméables.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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