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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > water resources > inland waters > streams > ephemeral streams
Preferred Term:

ephemeral streams

Definition:
A stream or portion of a stream that flows only in direct response to precipitation. It receives little or no water from springs and no long-continued supply from snow or other sources. Its channel is at all times above the water table.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
streams
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • seasonal streams
  • intermittent streams
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/37533
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2017-07-06
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