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niveau d'équilibre

English translation: equilibrium / equilibrium level

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French term or phrase:niveau d'équilibre
English translation:equilibrium / equilibrium level
Entered by: cchat

05:58 Jun 23, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Geology
French term or phrase: niveau d'équilibre
Describing a river in relation to a layer of chalky soil:

...en fonctionnement naturel, la rivière est le niveau d'équilibre de la nappe, la première alimentant la seconde en période "sèche" et réciproquement en période "humide".

Any help very gratefully received.
Peter James
France
Local time: 04:51
equilibrium / equilibrium level
Explanation:
I think this will do. I have seen both equilibrium and equilibrium level.


"As the water table rises above this equilibrium level, lateral drainage of water begins"
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cchat
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Thanks to all for your suggestions. Equilibrium level fits best here.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3equilibrium / equilibrium level
cchat
4The river provides the aquifer level balance
Drmanu49


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
equilibrium / equilibrium level


Explanation:
I think this will do. I have seen both equilibrium and equilibrium level.


"As the water table rises above this equilibrium level, lateral drainage of water begins"


    Reference: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/gcb/2000/00000006/...
cchat
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks to all for your suggestions. Equilibrium level fits best here.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bourth (X): "Equilibrium level". Of course it's not the river that is this (or it could equally well be the groundwater) but the river level (which reflects the equilibrium level). The g/w level is of course invisible (to the naked eye, as it were) ...
3 hrs
  -> Thanks. It's a basic question of water transfer, or "vases communicants".
agree  blavatsky: equilibrium level - someting that woks itself out
14 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Cervin
23 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The river provides the aquifer level balance


Explanation:
This area underground where the river flows is called the hyporheic zone .... The result is that aquifer levels go down, lowering the level of the streams, ...
chamisa.freeshell.org/flow.htm - 34k -

Winter rains recharge aquifer levels each year but in the summer, ... water from deep underground before it is treated for public consumption. River Itchen ...
www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/reports/leaflet2002body.htm - 24k -

1 General characteristics; 2 Aquifer water balance .... irrigation have helped to slow depletion of the aquifer, but levels are generally still dropping, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala_Aquifer - 36k

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Note added at 4 heures (2007-06-23 10:40:10 GMT)
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the aquifer level balance of the (chalk) layer would do.

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 04:51
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 22
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Drmanu. Does your suggestion take the "nappe" part into account? Or would it follow "...the aquifer level balance of the (chalk) layer"?

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