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Vegetated waterways

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006667

Grassed waterways are constructed graded channels that are seeded to grass or other suitable vegetation. The vegetation slows the water and the grassed waterway conveys the water to a stable outlet at a non-erosive velocity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006667
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsgrass waterways; grassed waterways; vegetated channels
ReferencesNatural Resources Conservation Service, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoWaterways; Conservation buffers; Agricultural conservation practice; Filter strips; Erosion control; Gully erosion
TranslationsSpanish: vías fluviales vegetadas
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006667",
  "term": "Vegetated waterways",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Grassed waterways are constructed graded channels that are seeded to grass or other suitable vegetation. The vegetation slows the water and the grassed waterway conveys the water to a stable outlet at a non-erosive velocity.",
  "synonyms": [
    "grass waterways",
    "grassed waterways",
    "vegetated channels"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "waterways",
    "conservation buffers",
    "agricultural conservation practice",
    "filter strips",
    "erosion control",
    "gully erosion"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "vías fluviales vegetadas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/vegetated-waterways/"
}

Record 6,560 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.