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Acequia

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000249

A gravity-driven waterway, similar in concept to a flume. Most are simple ditches with dirt banks, but they can be lined with concrete. They were important forms of irrigation in the development of agriculture in the American Southwest. The proliferation of cotton, pecans and green chile as major agricultural staples owe their progress to the acequia system.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000249
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Water Science Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A gravity-driven waterway, similar in concept to a flume. Most are simple ditches with dirt banks, but they can be lined with concrete. They were important forms of irrigation in the development of agriculture in the American Southwest. The proliferation of cotton, pecans and green chile as major agricultural staples owe their progress to the acequia system.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Water Science Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/acequia/"
}

Record 249 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.