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Record 1 2011-01-05

English

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

[The] marshy area of a flood plain at some distance from and lower than the banks of a river confined by natural levees.

CONT

Backswamps are relatively wet areas that occur at the outer (away from the river) edge of a bottom.

OBS

backswamp: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • back-swamp

French

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

La Dumbéa est alors bordée de levées sédimentaires, résultant de la coalescence des dépôts de crues, et qui la séparent de dépressions marginales marécageuses.

OBS

dépression humide : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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