lit mineur
English translation: ordinary riverbed
| 07:54 May 22, 2018 |
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|  Selected response from: Hilary Dyer France Local time: 08:23 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | low-flow channel |
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| 4 | ordinary riverbed |
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4 days confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1low-flow channel Explanation: Both the GDT and Termium give this translation: low-flow channel CORRECT low flow channel low-water channel minor bed DEF Stream channel occupied during periods of low flow. DEF The lower and normally submerged part of a river channel, excluding the banks of a stream. http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la... Grand Dictionnaire: Auteur World Meteorological Organization, 2012 Définition That part of the stream channel occupied during periods of low flow. Terme low-flow channel http://www.granddictionnaire.com/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=265... |
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17 mins confidence:
ordinary riverbed Explanation: lit d'étiage = minor bed (low water) lit mineur/ordinaire = ordinary bed of a river (normal water levels) lit majeur = major riverbed (in-flood riverbed) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2018-05-22 08:13:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Reference eg. Physical Processes and Measurement Devices (Jean-Michel Tanguy) Try googling these words and the name of the book, and you should see the page come up with these terms and explanations -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 days (2018-05-29 09:55:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Yes, I understand the reference was not clear. I reached my conclusion by comparing the actual definitions of the types of riverbed in this reference in English: https://books.google.fr/books?id=nYHw14-PFpEC&pg=PT290&lpg=P... with this one in French:http://www.ecosociosystemes.fr/lits_cours_d_eau.html |
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