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Natural Swale/Slack

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-018307

A long, narrow, generally shallow trough-like depression between two beach ridges and aligned roughly parallel to the coastline. These typically will be found in the intertidal or supratidal zones.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-018307
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018307",
  "term": "Natural Swale/Slack",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A long, narrow, generally shallow trough-like depression between two beach ridges and aligned roughly parallel to the coastline. These typically will be found in the intertidal or supratidal zones.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/natural-swale-slack/"
}

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