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IMPOUNDMENT [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2022-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
DEF

An artificially enclosed body of water confined by a dam, dike, floodgate or other barrier, typically with fluctuating water levels and high turbidity.

CONT

While small-scale pond construction would probably have little significance adverse effects on the mangrove ecosystem and its adjacent coastal ecosystem, this is not the case with large-scale impoundment. The conversion of large areas of mangrove to ponds may result in the reduction of adjacent fishery yields. The question here is: will the [aquaculture] ponds be more efficient than the natural ecosystem?

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Plan d'eau créé artificiellement par la construction d'un barrage, d'une digue, [d'une] vanne ou [d'un] autre type de barrière [...]

OBS

[Généralement,] son niveau d'eau fluctue fortement et la turbidité de l'eau y est élevée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acuicultura
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Record 2 2011-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Water
DEF

A pond, lake, tank, basin, or other space, either natural or created ... which is used for storage, regulation and control of water, recreation, power, flood control or drinking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage des eaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Almacenamiento del agua
DEF

Balsa construida para recoger el agua, con fines utilitarios, como proveer al riego, criar peces, etc., o meramente ornamentales

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Record 3 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Body of water formed by collecting water, as by a dam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Étendue d'eau formée par accumulation, par exemple en amont d'un barrage.

Spanish

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

Masa de agua formada por almacenamiento, por ejemplo por una presa.

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Record 4 2004-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
CONT

Impoundment of licence or permit by court.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
CONT

Retenue des permis par le tribunal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reglamento procesal
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Record 5 2001-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Water
  • Dams and Causeways
CONT

This system and the reservoir waters connected there with

Key term(s)
  • reservoir waters

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage des eaux
  • Barrages et chaussées
DEF

Eau emmagasinée à l'amont d'un barrage dans un réservoir ou un bief.

CONT

La réhabilitation des terres chimiquement dégradées en Basse-Casamance (Sénégal méridional) a constitué un programme de recherche appliquée qui a montré qu'une gestion rationnelle de l'eau des retenues permet la réintroduction de la riziculture de bas-fonds.

CONT

Ce réseau et les eaux de retenue qui y sont reliées ( CSC175 -76)

Key term(s)
  • eaux de retenue
  • eaux des retenues
  • eaux de barrage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Almacenamiento del agua
  • Presas y calzadas elevadas
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