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CHANNEL WATER [1 record]

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Record 1 1989-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Shallow, intermittently flowing water in abandoned, eroded glacio-fluvial spillways. Periods of flowing water occur mainly in the spring following snowmelt, and after exceptionally high precipitation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Eau peu profonde à écoulement intermittent dans des dégorgeoirs fluvio-glaciaires érodés et abandonnés. Les périodes d'écoulement se produisent surtout au printemps, après la fonte des neiges, et après des précipitations particulièrement abondantes.

Spanish

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