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mature river [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mature river 1, record 1, English, mature%20river
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rivière en état de régime
1, record 1, French, rivi%C3%A8re%20en%20%C3%A9tat%20de%20r%C3%A9gime
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Larousse encyclopédique) 1, record 1, French, - rivi%C3%A8re%20en%20%C3%A9tat%20de%20r%C3%A9gime
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-01-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mature river
1, record 2, English, mature%20river
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A stream whose slope is so reduced that the water velocities are just sufficient to carry the detritus delivered by the tributaries, which have steeper slopes than the main stream. 1, record 2, English, - mature%20river
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A river with a velocity just sufficient to transport sediment delivered by the tributaries; a river with a meandering course, absence of lakes and waterfalls, and which has attained a "profile of equilibrium". 2, record 2, English, - mature%20river
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cours d'eau au stade de maturité 1, record 2, French, cours%20d%27eau%20au%20stade%20de%20maturit%C3%A9
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cours d'eau dont la pente a tellement diminué que les vitesses de l'eau sont juste suffisantes pour transporter les matériaux apportés par ses affluents qui ont des pentes plus fortes que le cours d'eau principal. 1, record 2, French, - cours%20d%27eau%20au%20stade%20de%20maturit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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