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CRUE ANNUELLE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flood water spreading 1, record 1, English, flood%20water%20spreading
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flood water spreading is a method that follows numbers of purposes. Some example of these are: to stabilise drifting sand, to control erosion, to develop artificial forestlands, to make changes the environment of the belt zones around desert, to satisfy water requirement, to remove sediment carried by flood-water for changing the bare lands to farm lands, to control ground water quality by preventing the intrusion of saltwater into water bearing aquifer. 1, record 1, English, - flood%20water%20spreading
Record 1, Key term(s)
- flood-water spreading
- floodwater spreading
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épandage des eaux de crue
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pandage%20des%20eaux%20de%20crue
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Irrigation de surface. [...] L'épandage des eaux de ruissellement ou de crue, qui du fait de la brutalité des précipitations, coulent de façon très temporaire dans les régions à faible pluviosité annuelle, est une forme fruste de submersion, utilisée par l'homme depuis longtemps, dans la vallée du Nil ou la Mésopotamie par exemple. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pandage%20des%20eaux%20de%20crue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-12-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- flood waters
1, record 2, English, flood%20waters
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An overflow of water onto lands that are used or usable by man and not normally covered by water. 2, record 2, English, - flood%20waters
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Floods have two essential characteristics: The inundation of land is temporary; and the land is adjacent to and inundated by overflow from a river, stream, lake, or ocean. 2, record 2, English, - flood%20waters
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Willow Creek Lake is a flood control project designed to protect the city of Heppner, Oregon. In 1903, Heppner experienced one of the most devastating floods in the history of the United States. Two hundred forty-seven people perished in a flash flood. The project will prevent a recurrence of a similar disaster. Storage for irrigation is also part of the project. A lake for water conservation and irrigation is maintained at elevation 2063. When a flash flood occurs, the flood waters will be caught and stored, and slowly released until the lake returns to elevation 2063. 3, record 2, English, - flood%20waters
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
floods; flood waters. As defined, in part, in the Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP): "A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from overflow of inland or tidal waters or from the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source." 2, record 2, English, - flood%20waters
Record 2, Key term(s)
- flood-waters
- floodwaters
- floods
- flood-water
- flood water
- floodwater
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- eaux de crue
1, record 2, French, eaux%20de%20crue
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Irrigation de surface. [...] L'épandage des eaux de ruissellement ou de crue, qui du fait de la brutalité des précipitations, coulent de façon très temporaire dans les régions à faible pluviosité annuelle, est une forme fruste de submersion, utilisée par l'homme depuis longtemps, dans la vallée du Nil ou la Mésopotamie par exemple. 2, record 2, French, - eaux%20de%20crue
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
eaux de crue : terme rarement employé au singulier («eau de crue»). 3, record 2, French, - eaux%20de%20crue
Record 2, Key term(s)
- eau de crue
- eau des crues
- eau de crues
- eaux de crues
- eaux des crues
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-12-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- runoff spreading 1, record 3, English, runoff%20spreading
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are bound to be rainstorms whose water the soil cannot fully absorb - a point of major importance in arid and semi-arid areas, for this water can be collected and used to improve productivity locally. The following four water management methods and erosion control structures apply: . runoff harvesting (catching runoff for supplementary irrigation); . total absorption or infiltration; . runoff diversion (redirecting excess water); . runoff spreading (distribution of runoff energy). ... Structures to dissipate runoff energy. When rainfall exceeds the soil's absorption capacity, the sheet runoff can be controlled by spreading it across the whole slope rather than concentrating it in channels and outlets, where it can cause problems. Its energy can be dispersed by keeping the speed below 25 cm ... Such dispersion across the slope is achieved partly by cropping techniques that keep the soil surface rough (clods, many grass stalks, effect of weeds and mulching, etc.) and partly by structures such as permeable microdams, which temporarily slow the flow, allow some sedimentation, spread the flood, reduce peak flows and improve absorption. 1, record 3, English, - runoff%20spreading
Record 3, Key term(s)
- run-off spreading
- run off spreading
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- épandage des eaux de ruissellement
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9pandage%20des%20eaux%20de%20ruissellement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Irrigation de surface. [...] L'épandage des eaux de ruissellement ou de crue, qui du fait de la brutalité des précipitations, coulent de façon très temporaire dans les régions à faible pluviosité annuelle, est une forme fruste de submersion, utilisée par l'homme depuis longtemps, dans la vallée du Nil ou la Mésopotamie par exemple. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9pandage%20des%20eaux%20de%20ruissellement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-03-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Statistics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- one-in-one hundred year flood
1, record 4, English, one%2Din%2Done%20hundred%20year%20flood
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- one-in-a-hundred year flood 2, record 4, English, one%2Din%2Da%2Dhundred%20year%20flood
correct
- one hundred year flood 3, record 4, English, one%20hundred%20year%20flood
correct
- 100-year flood 2, record 4, English, 100%2Dyear%20flood
correct
- occurrence of 100-year flood 4, record 4, English, occurrence%20of%20100%2Dyear%20flood
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flood-risk maps are the primary tool that guides the sensible use of flood-prone lands. They indicate flood-risk areas. The maps may also show the "20-year flood" and "100-year flood" levels (generally accepted terms for the statistical likelihood that every year there is a five per cent chance of the 20-year flood occurring, and a one per cent chance of the 100-year flood occurring at that location. 2, record 4, English, - one%2Din%2Done%20hundred%20year%20flood
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Like other natural events, floods seem to occur in long-term cycles. Consequently, by studying streamflow records over many years, we can estimate the probability of a dangerously high flow. This can be expressed either as a percentage or as a recurrence interval. For example, we may say a flood has a one-per-cent chance of occurring in any year, or we may call it a one-in-a-hundred year flood. [Source: A brochure on floods by Environment Canada.] 2, record 4, English, - one%2Din%2Done%20hundred%20year%20flood
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Statistique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- crue centenaire
1, record 4, French, crue%20centenaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- crue centennale 2, record 4, French, crue%20centennale
correct, feminine noun
- crue à récurrence de 100 ans 3, record 4, French, crue%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9currence%20de%20100%20ans
feminine noun
- inondation de cent ans 3, record 4, French, inondation%20de%20cent%20ans
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crue dont la probabilité d’apparition annuelle est de 1 %. 2, record 4, French, - crue%20centenaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les cartes des risques d’inondation peuvent illustrer les niveaux des crues à récurrence de 20 ans et de 100 ans. (termes généralement reconnus pour représenter la probabilité statistique qu’il y a, chaque année, 5 % de chances qu’une crue à récurrence de 20 ans survienne et 1 % de chances qu’une crue à récurrence de 100 ans se produise à cet endroit). (...) La probabilité d’une montée dangereuse des eaux pourra être évaluée soit en pourcentage, soit en intervalles de récurrence. On dira, par ex., qu’une inondation à 1 % de chance de se produire n’importe quelle année ou on la désignera sous le nom d’inondation de cent ans. [Source : Dépliant d’Environnement Canada sur les crues] 3, record 4, French, - crue%20centenaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
(...) on appelle "crues décennales, centenaires, ou millénaires", les plus fortes crues qu’il existe une probabilité de 1/10, 1/100 ou 1/1000 de voir apparaître dans l’année (...). On organise généralement la défense contre les inondations sur la base des "crues décennales" ou "centenaires", sauf lorsqu’il y a risque de morts en grand nombre (...), où l’on s’équipe alors sur la base des "crues millénaires’ voire "sentamillénaires". 4, record 4, French, - crue%20centenaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1988-02-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Statistics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- ten-year flood
1, record 5, English, ten%2Dyear%20flood
proposal
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- 10-year flood 1, record 5, English, 10%2Dyear%20flood
proposal
- occurrence of 10-year flood 2, record 5, English, occurrence%20of%2010%2Dyear%20flood
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Flood-risk maps are the primary tool that guides the sensible use of flood-prone lands. They indicate flood-risk areas. The maps may also show the "20-year flood" and "100-year flood" levels (generally accepted terms for the statistical likelihood that every year there is a five per cent chance of the 20-year flood occurring, and a one per cent chance of the 100-year flood occurring at that location .... Like other natural events, floods seem to occur in long-term cycles. Consequently, by studying streamflow records over many years, we can estimate the probability of a dangerously high flow. This can be expressed either as a percentage or as a recurrence interval. For example, we may say a flood has a one-per-cent chance of occurring in any year, or we may call it a one-in-a-hundred year flood. [Source: A brochure on floods by Environment Canada.] 1, record 5, English, - ten%2Dyear%20flood
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See the record for "one-in-a-hundred year flood". 1, record 5, English, - ten%2Dyear%20flood
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Statistique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- crue décennale
1, record 5, French, crue%20d%C3%A9cennale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- crue à récurrence de 10 ans 2, record 5, French, crue%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9currence%20de%2010%20ans
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Crue centenaire" : Cure dont la probabilité d’apparition annuelle est de 1 %. 3, record 5, French, - crue%20d%C3%A9cennale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les cartes des risques d’inondation peuvent illustrer les niveaux des crues à récurrence de 20 ans et de 100 ans (termes généralement reconnus pour représenter la probabilité statistique qu’il y a, chaque année, 5 % de chances qu’une crue à récurrence de 20 ans survienne et 1 % de chances qu’une crue à récurrence de 100 ans se produise à cet endroit). (...) La probabilité d’une montée dangereuse des eaux pourra être évaluée soit en pourcentages, soit en intervalles de récurrence. On dira , par ex., qu’une inondation a 1 % de chance de se produire n’importe quelle année ou on la désignera sous le nom d’inondation de cent ans. [Source : Dépliant d’Environnement Canada sur les crues]. 2, record 5, French, - crue%20d%C3%A9cennale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) on appelle "crues décennales, centenaires, ou millénaires", les plus fortes crues qu’il existe une probabilité de 1/10, 1/100 ou 1/1000 de voir apparaître dans l’année (...). On organise généralement la défense contre les inondations sur la base des "crues décennales" ou "centenaires", sauf lorsqu’il y a risque de morts en grand nombre (...), où l’on s’équipe alors sur la base des "crues millénaires" voire "sentamillénaires". 4, record 5, French, - crue%20d%C3%A9cennale
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1988-02-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Statistics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- one-in-a-thousand year flood
1, record 6, English, one%2Din%2Da%2Dthousand%20year%20flood
proposal
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- 1000-year flood 1, record 6, English, 1000%2Dyear%20flood
proposal
- occurrence of 1000-year flood 2, record 6, English, occurrence%20of%201000%2Dyear%20flood
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flood-risk maps are the primary tool that guides the sensible use of flood-prone lands. They indicate flood-risk areas. The maps may also show the "20-year flood" and "100-year flood" levels (generally accepted terms for the statistical likelihood that every year there is a five per cent chance of the 20-year flood occurring, and a one per cent chance of the 100-year flood occurring at that location .... Like other natural events, floods seem to occur in long-term cycles. Consequently, by studying stream flow records over many years, we can estimate the probability of a dangerously high flow. This can be expressed either as a percentage or as a recurrence interval. For example, we may say a flood has a one-per-cent chance of occurring in any year, or we may call it a one-in-a-hundred year flood. [Source: A brochure on floods by Environment Canada.] 1, record 6, English, - one%2Din%2Da%2Dthousand%20year%20flood
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See the record for "one-in-a-hundred year flood". 1, record 6, English, - one%2Din%2Da%2Dthousand%20year%20flood
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Statistique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- crue millénaire
1, record 6, French, crue%20mill%C3%A9naire
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- crue à récurrence de 1000 ans 2, record 6, French, crue%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9currence%20de%201000%20ans
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) on appelle "crues décennales, centenaires, ou millénaires", les plus fortes crues qu’il existe une probabilité de 1/10, 1/100 ou 1/1000 de voir apparaître dans l’année (...) On organise généralement la défense contre les inondations sur la base des "crues décennales" ou "centenaires", sauf lorsqu’il y a risque de morts en grand nombre (...), où l’on s’équipe alors sur la base des "crues millénaires" voire "sentamillénaires". 3, record 6, French, - crue%20mill%C3%A9naire
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Crue centenaire" :Crue dont la probabilité d’apparition annuelle est de 1 %. 4, record 6, French, - crue%20mill%C3%A9naire
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les cartes des risques d’inondation peuvent illustrer les niveaux des crues à récurrence, de 20 ans et de 100 ans (termes généralement reconnus pour représenter la probabilité statistique qu’il y a, chaque année, 5 % de chances qu’une crue à récurrence de 20 ans survienne et 1 % de chances qu’une crue à récurrence de 100 ans se produise à cet endroit). (...) La probabilité d’une montée dangereuse des eaux pourra être évaluée soit en pourcentage, soit en intervalles de récurrence. On dira, par ex., qu’une inondation a 1 % de chance de se produire n’importe quelle année ou on la désignera sous le nom d’inondation de cent ans. [Source : Dépliant d’Environnement Canada sur les crues]. 2, record 6, French, - crue%20mill%C3%A9naire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1978-02-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- basic-stage flood 1, record 7, English, basic%2Dstage%20flood
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An arbitrary selected rate of flow of a stream used as the lower limit or base for selecting floods for analysis; sometimes taken as the minimum annual flood. 1, record 7, English, - basic%2Dstage%20flood
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- crue de référence 1, record 7, French, crue%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Débit arbitrairement choisi d’un cours d’eau, employé comme limite inférieure ou base dans le choix de crue pour l'analyse; parfois, pris égal à la crue annuelle minimum. 1, record 7, French, - crue%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1977-03-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- effective drainage area
1, record 8, English, effective%20drainage%20area
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The effective area, as defined by Stichling and Blackwell (1957) is: "the gross area of the basin less the areas which do not contribute to the mean annual flood". 1, record 8, English, - effective%20drainage%20area
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- superficie effective de drainage 1, record 8, French, superficie%20effective%20de%20drainage
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La superficie effective, telle que définie par Stichling et Blackwell(1957) est :"la superficie totale du bassin moins les zones qui ne contribuent pas à la crue annuelle moyenne". 1, record 8, French, - superficie%20effective%20de%20drainage
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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