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Record 1 2006-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

The magnitude, timing, duration, and frequency of flooding that are characteristic of streams in a particular ecoregion.

CONT

The annual hydrograph of the floodplain was represented by four categories of flood regime as: low (Jul-Sept), low-but-rising (Oct-Dec), peak (Jan-Mar), and falling (Apr-Jun).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

régime : Condition d'un cours d'eau ou de son lit en ce qui concerne leur stabilité. Une rivière ou un canal est en régime, si son lit a atteint une forme stable résultant de ses caractéristiques d'écoulement.

Spanish

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