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BARRAGE POND [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Dams and Causeways
  • Storage of Water
DEF

[A pond constructed] in the bottom of a valley by building a dam across the lower end of the valley.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Barrages et chaussées
  • Stockage des eaux
DEF

[Barrage] établi au fond d'une vallée par construction d'une digue en travers de la partie basse de la vallée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Presas y calzadas elevadas
  • Almacenamiento del agua
DEF

[...] estanque [que] se construye en el fondo de un valle levantando una presa que cierra el extremo inferior del mismo.

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