Stream

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026941",
  "term": "Stream",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A general term for a body of flowing water; natural water course containing water at least part of the year. In hydrology, it is generally applied to the water flowing in a natural channel as distinct from a canal.\n\n2. Linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface.\n\n3. Free-flowing, predominantly fresh surface water in a defined channel, and includes rivers, creeks, branches, canals, freshwater sloughs, and other similar water bodies.\n\n4. In comparison to a river, a smaller flow of water in a channel or bed, also referred to as a brook, rivulet, or small river.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "WBT Env Media Topics",
    "USGS Geographic Names Information System at http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic",
    "40 CFR 131.43 (CFR 2013)",
    "NSTEPS Online Glossary of Terms; N-STEPS Online Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/stream/"
}