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FUITES BASSIN VERSANT [1 record]

Record 1 2009-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
OBS

Due to a difference in the position of a divide for surface water and for underground water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Perte due à un écart entre les lignes de partage des eaux souterraines et des eaux de surface.

OBS

La formation géologique sous-jacente à de nombreux bassins versants est telle que les précipitations tombant sur un bassin s'écoulent par voie souterraine à travers des fissures et des couches aquifères vers un débouché soit dans un bassin versant voisin ou éloigné, soit directement à la mer. Ceci est appelé «fuites du bassin versant».

Spanish

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