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Subsurface Drain

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-027178

A shallow drain installed in an irrigated field to intercept the rising ground-water level and maintain the water table at an acceptable depth below the land surface.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-027178
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027178",
  "term": "Subsurface Drain",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A shallow drain installed in an irrigated field to intercept the rising ground-water level and maintain the water table at an acceptable depth below the land surface.",
  "references": [
    "USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/subsurface-drain/"
}

Record 27,178 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.