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TERRES GORGEES EAU [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

Waterlogged: condition of land when the groundwater stands at a level that is detrimental to plant growth, as a result of excessive irrigation or seepage coupled with inadequate drainage.

OBS

Waterlogged: Said of an area in which water stands near, at, or above the land surface, so that the roots of all plants except hydrophytes are drowned and the plants die.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Terres pour lesquelles, à la suite d’irrigations excessives ou de drainage insuffisant, le niveau de la nappe phréatique se trouve trop près de la surface du sol pour permettre le développement normal des cultures.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
Key term(s)
  • tierras anegadas
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Record 2 1991-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

Land affected by waterlogging.

OBS

waterlogged: Designating a condition of lands where the ground water stands at a level that is detrimental to plants. It may result from over-irrigation, flooding, seepage or lack of drainage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
OBS

gorger : remplir jusqu'à gonfler, imprégner, saturer... Terres basses gorgées d’eau, d’humidité, etc.

CONT

(...) les terres gorgées d’eau sont asphyxiantes et froides; elles sont le siège de fermentations anérobies qui contribuent à en dégrader la structure; l'application des façons culturales est rendue plus difficile, car, en hiver, ces terres sont humides, se ressuient lentement, et on n’ a souvent pas le temps de donner les façons culturales indispensables; en été, les terres mal assainies sont dures comme de la pierre.

Spanish

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