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SISTEMA FLUVIAL [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A river and all of its tributaries.

CONT

river system: A river system includes all streams which rise within a given hydrographic basin and whose waters finally pass by one channel into the ocean reservoir.

OBS

river system: Expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Ensemble d'un fleuve et de ses affluents qui assurent la collecte des eaux d'un bassin versant.

Spanish

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

sistema fluvial: Expresión reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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