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Scour Depression

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024882

1. Depression formed by the abrasive action of sand or sediment driven by the movement of water or ice.

2. Soil erosion when it occurs underwater, as in the case of a streambed.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024882
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012; NPS Forestry Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024882",
  "term": "Scour Depression",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Depression formed by the abrasive action of sand or sediment driven by the movement of water or ice.\n\n2. Soil erosion when it occurs underwater, as in the case of a streambed.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012",
    "NPS Forestry Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/scour-depression/"
}

Record 24,882 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.