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CHANNEL STRAIGHTENING [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

Channel straightening is where meanders are taken out of a river by building a cut-through. This straightens out the channel and increases the flow rate of the river, the result is water drains downstream faster and no longer breaches the banks which prevents flooding in the area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Le redressement des canaux de drainage et des cours d'eau pour l'évacuation rapide de l'eau […] altère le régime hydrologique, la structure des berges et la végétation. Comme le drainage, cette intervention abaisse le niveau de la nappe phréatique.

Spanish

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