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Ephemeral streams

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002240

A stream or portion of a stream that flows only in direct response to precipitation. It receives little or no water from springs and no long-continued supply from snow or other sources. Its channel is at all times above the water table.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002240
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsintermittent streams; seasonal streams
ReferencesSchwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoStreams; Seasonal wetlands
TranslationsSpanish: corrientes efímeras
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002240",
  "term": "Ephemeral streams",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A stream or portion of a stream that flows only in direct response to precipitation. It receives little or no water from springs and no long-continued supply from snow or other sources. Its channel is at all times above the water table.",
  "synonyms": [
    "intermittent streams",
    "seasonal streams"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "streams",
    "seasonal wetlands"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "corrientes efímeras"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/ephemeral-streams/"
}

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