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DEPRESSION SPRING [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-11-25

English

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

A type of gravity spring, with its water flowing onto the land surface from permeable material as a result of the land surface sloping down to the water table.

DEF

Spring, the water of which flows at the surface due solely to the fact that the land surface intersects with the water table.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Source dont l'eau émerge d'un matériau perméable uniquement du fait que la surface du sol s'abaisse jusqu'à, ou au-dessous de la nappe phréatique.

DEF

Source située à l'intersection de la surface de la nappe phréatique et de la surface du sol.

Spanish

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