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GAGE HEIGHT [6 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2002-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

A particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of gage height or discharge are obtained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
DEF

Site où sont faites régulièrement des mesures de niveau d'eau et de débits.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
DEF

Lugar en un curso de agua en el que se hacen con regularidad mediciones del nivel y caudal.

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Record 2 2001-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

An arbitrarily fixed and generally accepted gage height or elevation above which a rise in the water surface elevation is termed a flood. It is commonly fixed as the stage at which overflow of the normal banks or damage to property would begin.

CONT

At Saint Louis the Mississippi River reached flood stage on June 26 and remained above that level for two months ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Niveau critique de crue, fixé arbitrairement, au-dessus duquel l'inondation des terres peut causer des dommages à la propriété.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Nivel, según se mide en una estación de forometría fija, por encima del cual el agua comienza a inundar los terrenos ribereños y a causar daños en aquellas zonas para las cuales los datos de la estación de aforo sirven de referencia.

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Record 3 1999-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

The height of a water surface above an arbitrarily established datum plane.

OBS

stage; gage height; gauge height; liquid level : terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Hauteur d'une surface d'eau au-dessus d'un plan de référence arbitrairement choisi.

OBS

niveau : terme normalisé par ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Altura de la superficie del agua por encima de la cota del cero de la escala.

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Record 4 1999-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A curve showing the relation between gage height and discharge of a stream or conduit at a given gaging station. It is a graphical representation of a rating or discharge table.

CONT

Hydrologists can translate a flow rate into a river level, or stage, by checking it against a so-called rating curve, in which previously measured flow rates are plotted for various river stages.

Key term(s)
  • discharge-rating curve

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Graphique représentant la relation entre le débit et le niveau qui y correspond en un point donné d'un cours d'eau ou d'un canal.

CONT

[...] les débits survenant entre les périodes de mesure sont déterminés à l'aide des courbes de tarage [...] On construit la courbe de tarage en mesurant simultanément la hauteur d'eau et le débit et en pointant sur un graphique ces valeurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diagramas y gráficos estadísticos
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Curva que muestra la relación entre la altura y el caudal de un curso de agua en una estación hidrométrica.

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Record 5 1998-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

The height of a column or body of fluid above a given point expressed in linear units.

OBS

Head is often used to indicate gage pressure. Pressure is equal to the height times the density of the fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Longueur d'une colonne ou d'une masse de fluide mesurée verticalement par rapport à un niveau de référence (souvent utilisée pour exprimer une pression relative).

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A table showing the relationship between the gage height and the discharge of a stream or conduit at a given gaging station.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Table donnant la relation entre la hauteur de niveau indiquée par un limnimètre et le débit d'un cours d'eau ou d'un canal à une station de jaugeage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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