Instream Use

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014558",
  "term": "Instream Use",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Water use taking place within a stream channel; e.g., hydro-electric power generation, navigation, water quality improvement, fish propagation, recreation.\n\n2. Water use taking place within the stream channel for such purposes as hydroelectric power generation, navigation, water-quality improvement, fish propagation, and recreation. Sometimes called nonwithdrawal use or in-channel use.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/instream-use/"
}