Grade

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012453",
  "term": "Grade",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The elevation of the invert of the bottom of a pipeline, canal, culvert or similar conduit.\n\n2. The inclination or slope of a pipeline, conduit, stream channel, or natural ground surface; usually expressed in terms of the ratio or percentage of number of units of vertical rise or fall per unit of horizontal distance. A 0.5 percent grade would be a drop of one-half foot per hundred feet of pipe.\n\n3. The slope of a road or trail expressed as a percentage of change in elevation per unit of distance traveled.",
  "subject": "Laws, regulations and executive orders",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "NPS Forestry Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/grade/"
}