Streams

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026967",
  "term": "Streams",
  "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. A small narrow river.\n\n3. The Streams layer includes linear surface water features throughout the United States. The streams layer is based on the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD).\n\n4. Spatial Metadata: Streams (https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.ecd2ad5e-faa2-4291-bcdb-441b7113ea41.xml)",
  "subject": "Information management and systems",
  "references": [
    "USGS Water Science Glossary",
    "Aquatic Resources Awareness Course for Real Estate Appraisers Glossary",
    "EPA Office of Water",
    "Glossary of EJSCREEN Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/streams/"
}