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SHIP GENERATED WAVES [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
DEF

Series of waves produced by a passing boat and striking against the banks of a river or stream.

CONT

Current and wave action (from wind or passing boats) can uproot or tear apart plants.

CONT

Marginal native aquatic plants ... would ... help to alleviate the effects of any wash from passing boats ...

OBS

Placing buoys in front of your property to keep passing boats at a maximum distance from your shoreline will help control erosive wave action.

OBS

Not to be confused with "wave action," which is a more general term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
DEF

Remous provoqué [...] par la marche d'un bateau, et dont le caractère d'onde de choc entraîne la dégradation des berges.

CONT

Cette section localise les rives érodées [...] et évalue l'impact du batillage des navires commerciaux et des bateaux de plaisance comme facteur d'érosion.

Spanish

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