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CORRECCION CAUCE [1 record]

Record 1 1996-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Engineering works including artificial plantations, with or without the construction of embankments built along a river or a section of river, in order to direct or to lead the flow into a prescribed channel. The training of a river for navigation involves developing a waterway, or required depth, either by construction of a series of locks and dams or, if the slope is sufficiently flat, straightening and confining the flow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Ensemble des travaux (digues, plantations, dragages, etc.) destinés à diriger l'écoulement d'un cours d'eau dans un chenal donné.

Spanish

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

Obras de ingeniería fluvial destinadas a dirigir el flujo o conducirlo a un canal determinado, o para incrementar la altura del agua, para navegación u otros fines.

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