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TRIBUTARY WATER [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- South Saskatchewan River
1, record 1, English, South%20Saskatchewan%20River
correct, see observation, Alberta, Saskatchewan
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The South Saskatchewan River(1, 392 km long) is a heavily utilized water source in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan and is a major tributary to the Saskatchewan River, ultimately discharging to Hudson Bay. 2, record 1, English, - South%20Saskatchewan%20River
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 53° 15’ 0" N, 105° 5’ 2" W. 3, record 1, English, - South%20Saskatchewan%20River
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
One of the toponyms of pan-Canadian significance with an officially approved form in both official languages. The list, established and adopted by the Treasury Board and the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC), has been promulgated as a schedule of the TB Directive 1983-58 of November 23, 1983. 4, record 1, English, - South%20Saskatchewan%20River
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Usage on federal maps: Pan-Canadian names should be written in both official languages on bilingual maps and in the corresponding language on French and English versions of a map and in narrative form. 4, record 1, English, - South%20Saskatchewan%20River
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rivière Saskatchewan Sud
1, record 1, French, rivi%C3%A8re%20Saskatchewan%20Sud
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Alberta, Saskatchewan
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La rivière Saskatchewan Sud (1 392 km de long) est un cours d'eau très utilisé dans le sud de l'Alberta et de la Saskatchewan. C'est un affluent important de la rivière Saskatchewan qui se déverse dans la baie d'Hudson. 2, record 1, French, - rivi%C3%A8re%20Saskatchewan%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 53° 15' 0" N, 105° 5' 2" O. 3, record 1, French, - rivi%C3%A8re%20Saskatchewan%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Un des toponymes d'intérêt pancanadien ayant une forme distincte reconnue dans les deux langues officielles. La liste, établie et adoptée par le Conseil du Trésor (CT) et la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC), a été diffusée en annexe à la Directive 1983-58 du CT du 23 novembre 1983. 4, record 1, French, - rivi%C3%A8re%20Saskatchewan%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Usage sur les cartes fédérales : Les noms d'intérêt pancanadien doivent être inscrits dans les deux langues officielles sur les cartes bilingues, et dans la langue appropriée sur les versions anglaise et française d'une carte et d'un texte suivi. 4, record 1, French, - rivi%C3%A8re%20Saskatchewan%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Usage de la majuscule : Dans une liste, sur une carte géographique, ou sur un panneau de signalisation, le générique porte la majuscule. Dans un texte suivi en français, le générique porte la minuscule. 4, record 1, French, - rivi%C3%A8re%20Saskatchewan%20Sud
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- potamodromous fish
1, record 2, English, potamodromous%20fish
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A potamodromous fish is a migratory fish [that] spends its whole life in fresh water. Generally, these migrations are for spawning purposes and cover short distances : from an upstream tributary to a mainstream river or between connected lake and river systems. 1, record 2, English, - potamodromous%20fish
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poisson potamodrome
1, record 2, French, poisson%20potamodrome
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Un] poisson potamodrome […] ne migre que dans des rivières d'eau douce […] 1, record 2, French, - poisson%20potamodrome
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pez potádromo
1, record 2, Spanish, pez%20pot%C3%A1dromo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pez que solo migra en aguas dulces. 1, record 2, Spanish, - pez%20pot%C3%A1dromo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-02-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
- Environment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Great Lakes Charter
1, record 3, English, Great%20Lakes%20Charter
correct, intergovernmental
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Signed and entered into the 11th of February 1985. The purposes of this Charter are to conserve the levels and flows of the Great Lakes and their tributary and connecting waters; to protect and conserve the environmental balance of the Great Lakes Basin exosystem; to provide for cooperative programs and management of the water resources of the Great Lakes Basin by the signatory states and provinces to make secure and protect present developments within the region; and to provide a secure foundation for the future investment and development within the region. 1, record 3, English, - Great%20Lakes%20Charter
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
- Environnement
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Charte des Grands Lacs
1, record 3, French, Charte%20des%20Grands%20Lacs
correct, feminine noun, intergovernmental
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Accord signé le 11 février 1985 par les Gouverneurs et les Premiers ministres des dix États et Provinces du bassin des Grands Lacs. Les objectifs de la présente Charte sont les suivants : maintenir les niveaux et les débits des eaux des Grands Lacs, de leurs tributaires et des cours d’eau qui les relient; protéger l'équilibre de l'écosystème du bassin des Grands Lacs; assurer l'élaboration et la mise en œuvre d'un programme coopératif de gestion des ressources en eau du bassin des Grands Lacs par les États et les provinces signataires; protéger les aménagements situés à l'intérieur de la région, et établir des bases solides en vue des futurs investissements et développements dans la région. 1, record 3, French, - Charte%20des%20Grands%20Lacs
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-03-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Meteorology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- window
1, record 4, English, window
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Open water in a predominantly frozen river [which] is caused by warmer water from a spring or tributary, or by turbulence over a shoal. 2, record 4, English, - window
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Météorologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fenêtre d'eau
1, record 4, French, fen%C3%AAtre%20d%27eau
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface d'eau dans une rivière à surface presque entièrement gelée. 1, record 4, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20d%27eau
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette surface non gelée est due à l'eau relativement chaude d'une source ou d'un tributaire ou encore à la turbulence d'eau peu profonde. 1, record 4, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20d%27eau
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-04-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Biogeography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- headwater lake
1, record 5, English, headwater%20lake
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- head-water lake 2, record 5, English, head%2Dwater%20lake
- head water lake 3, record 5, English, head%20water%20lake
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lake at a higher altitude than a river or another lake, and in which its waters flow. 4, record 5, English, - headwater%20lake
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
headwater: The source and upper part of a stream; usually used in the plural. 5, record 5, English, - headwater%20lake
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Distinguish a "headwater lake" whose waters flow into another lake or body of water, from the "head of a lake", the upper portion of a lake, the point where flow in the waters of tributary stream(s) or lake(s). 4, record 5, English, - headwater%20lake
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Biogéographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- lac tributaire
1, record 5, French, lac%20tributaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- lac de tête 2, record 5, French, lac%20de%20t%C3%AAte
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- lac d'amont 3, record 5, French, lac%20d%27amont
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
- lac en amont 4, record 5, French, lac%20en%20amont
see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lac à une altitude supérieure à celle d'une rivière ou d'un autre lac, et dont les eaux se déversent vers le cours d'eau en aval. 5, record 5, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le lac Croche est un lac de tête situé sur le territoire de la Station de Biologie de l'Université de Montréal, à Saint-Hippolyte [...] 2, record 5, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tributaire : Qui se déverse dans un autre cours d'eau. Le lac qui déverse son eau est un tributaire du lac récepteur. 5, record 5, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
amont (nom, masculin) : Partie plus haute («vers la montagne»), par opposition à «aval», partie plus base («vers la vallée»). 5, record 5, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
d'amont : Du point le plus haut d'un cours d'eau. En amont d'une rivière, d'un fleuve : Plus près de la source, par rapport à un point considéré. 6, record 5, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Distinguer le «lac de tête», lac tributaire dont les eaux se déversent dans un autre lac ou cours d'eau, et la «tête de lac», le point le plus élevé d'un lac où il reçoit les eaux de lacs ou autres cours d'eau tributaires. 5, record 5, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Un lac peut être en amont d'un autre sans être nécessairement tributaire de ce lac. 5, record 5, French, - lac%20tributaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-11-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Glaciology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- glacial tributary
1, record 6, English, glacial%20tributary
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Once you reach Eureka Creek, a glacial tributary to the Delta, water level and discharge are heavily influenced by warm weather conditions. In other words, as the temperatures go up, the glacial melt and discharge increases. 1, record 6, English, - glacial%20tributary
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Glaciologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tributaire fluvio-glaciaire
1, record 6, French, tributaire%20fluvio%2Dglaciaire
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- tributaire fluvioglaciaire 2, record 6, French, tributaire%20fluvioglaciaire
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fluvioglaciaire : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 6, French, - tributaire%20fluvio%2Dglaciaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1995-12-06
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
- Physical Geography (General)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- natural tributary
1, record 7, English, natural%20tributary
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The effects of flood mitigation structures on the quality of estuarine and fish habitats freshwater in the lower Clarence River system of south-eastern Australia were investigated. Surrounding land use, fringing vegetation, overall level of habitat disturbance, distance from the sea, salinity, and water temperature were examined and compared between four sites on natural tributary streams...(Dialog Data Base). 1, record 7, English, - natural%20tributary
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- affluent naturel
1, record 7, French, affluent%20naturel
proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- tributary water 1, record 8, English, tributary%20water
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- eau tributaire
1, record 8, French, eau%20tributaire
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- tributary area 1, record 9, English, tributary%20area
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
area of water the contribution of which in a river is said to be tributary 1, record 9, English, - tributary%20area
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- aire tributaire
1, record 9, French, aire%20tributaire
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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