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Record 1 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Said of a channel with intermittent flow, discernible banks and substrate, and a drainage area less than 1000 km².

OBS

In winter, it is frozen to the bottom or dry below the ice surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Se dit d'un chenal ayant un écoulement intermittent, des berges et un substrat visible, ainsi qu'un bassin versant de moins de 1000 km².

OBS

En hiver, il est gelé au fond ou sec sous la surface de glace.

Spanish

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