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* <span title="A type of materials that collects sediments while permeable to water."> '''filter fabric''' </span> | * <span title="A type of materials that collects sediments while permeable to water."> '''filter fabric''' </span> | ||
+ | *<span title="an area of permanent vegetation or other material used to reduce sediment, organics, nutrients, pesticides, and other contaminants from runoff and to maintain or improve water quality.> '''filter strip'''</span> | ||
*<span title="Stream that rapidly collects flows from the steep slopes of its catchment (watershed, basin) and produces flood peaks soon after the rain."> '''flash'''</span> | *<span title="Stream that rapidly collects flows from the steep slopes of its catchment (watershed, basin) and produces flood peaks soon after the rain."> '''flash'''</span> | ||
*<span title="A substance which promotes the clumping of particles such as sediments in stormwater so they settle to the bottom."> '''flocculant'''</span> | *<span title="A substance which promotes the clumping of particles such as sediments in stormwater so they settle to the bottom."> '''flocculant'''</span> | ||
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*<span title="Fluvial processes include the motion of sediment and erosion or deposition on a river or stream bed.> '''fluvial systems'''</span> | *<span title="Fluvial processes include the motion of sediment and erosion or deposition on a river or stream bed.> '''fluvial systems'''</span> | ||
*footprint | *footprint | ||
− | *<span title="an artificial pool of water in front of a larger body of water. The larger body of water may be natural or man-made. Forebays have a number of functions | + | *<span title="an artificial pool of water in front of a larger body of water. The larger body of water may be natural or man-made. Forebays have a number of functions. They may be used upstream of reservoirs to trap sediment and debris (sometimes called a sediment forebay) in order to keep the reservoir clean."> forebay</span> |
*<span title="A geologic formation that contains sufficient fissures, fractures, cracks, joints and faults that yields economic quantities of water to boreholes and springs."> '''fractured flow'''</span> | *<span title="A geologic formation that contains sufficient fissures, fractures, cracks, joints and faults that yields economic quantities of water to boreholes and springs."> '''fractured flow'''</span> | ||
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