channel reconfiguration

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004663",
  "term": "channel reconfiguration",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "River and stream channel engineering for the purpose of flood control, navigation, drainage improvement, and reduction of channel migration potential; activities include the straightening, widening, deepening, or relocation of existing stream channels, clearing or snagging operations, the excavation of borrow pits, underwater mining, and other practices that change the depth, width, or location of waterways or embayments in coastal areas.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/channel-reconfiguration/"
}