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HEADWATER LAKE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Biogeography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- headwater lake
1, record 1, English, headwater%20lake
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- head-water lake 2, record 1, English, head%2Dwater%20lake
- head water lake 3, record 1, English, head%20water%20lake
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lake at a higher altitude than a river or another lake, and in which its waters flow. 4, record 1, English, - headwater%20lake
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
headwater: The source and upper part of a stream; usually used in the plural. 5, record 1, English, - headwater%20lake
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Distinguish a "headwater lake" whose waters flow into another lake or body of water, from the "head of a lake", the upper portion of a lake, the point where flow in the waters of tributary stream(s) or lake(s). 4, record 1, English, - headwater%20lake
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Biogéographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lac tributaire
1, record 1, French, lac%20tributaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lac de tête 2, record 1, French, lac%20de%20t%C3%AAte
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- lac d'amont 3, record 1, French, lac%20d%27amont
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
- lac en amont 4, record 1, French, lac%20en%20amont
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lac à une altitude supérieure à celle d'une rivière ou d'un autre lac, et dont les eaux se déversent vers le cours d'eau en aval. 5, record 1, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le lac Croche est un lac de tête situé sur le territoire de la Station de Biologie de l'Université de Montréal, à Saint-Hippolyte [...] 2, record 1, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tributaire : Qui se déverse dans un autre cours d'eau. Le lac qui déverse son eau est un tributaire du lac récepteur. 5, record 1, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
amont (nom, masculin) : Partie plus haute («vers la montagne»), par opposition à «aval», partie plus base («vers la vallée»). 5, record 1, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
d'amont : Du point le plus haut d'un cours d'eau. En amont d'une rivière, d'un fleuve : Plus près de la source, par rapport à un point considéré. 6, record 1, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Distinguer le «lac de tête», lac tributaire dont les eaux se déversent dans un autre lac ou cours d'eau, et la «tête de lac», le point le plus élevé d'un lac où il reçoit les eaux de lacs ou autres cours d'eau tributaires. 5, record 1, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Un lac peut être en amont d'un autre sans être nécessairement tributaire de ce lac. 5, record 1, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-07-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- headwater lake 1, record 2, English, headwater%20lake
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lac nourricier
1, record 2, French, lac%20nourricier
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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