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BATAILLERE [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

Of a river.

OBS

Formed by river entering lake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Zone ou secteur où les eaux d'un fleuve se mêlent à celles de l'océan. (On peut parler de «frange» lorsque c'est très marginal - sur le bord de la côte).

CONT

L'arrivée, dans un lac, des eaux fluviales chargées de matériaux en suspension est souvent spectaculaire. Il y a formation de ce que Forel a appelé dans le Léman une bataillère («Brech» en allemand), c'est-à-dire un front d'eaux turbides se heurtant aux eaux transparentes du lac.

Key term(s)
  • frange

Spanish

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