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watercourse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stream |
| Type of | body of water, water |
| Has types | creek, tidal river, tidal stream, tidewater river, tidewater stream, branch, headstream, rill, river, rivulet, run, runnel, streamlet, brook |
watercourse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | channel |
Examples of watercourse
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The park's watercourse is an exquisite catalog of the many forms water can take.
From the nytimes.com
In rain fed areas, a perennial watercourse often took the place of the reservoir.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This raised the flow velocity and hence the hydraulic capacity of the watercourse.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On the far side, the grass blends into thick bush that descends into a watercourse.
From the guardian.co.uk
Use of any chemical in or near watercourse must get approval from the agency.
From the eadt.co.uk
In another 300 yards turn right beside a grass triangle and pass over a watercourse.
From the eadt.co.uk
Located beside a man-made watercourse along the river, it is in a dramatic location.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The watercourse means that some areas of my third of an acre never dry out.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The gardens nestle into the woods along a watercourse that is fed from the mountains.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Natural or artificial channel through which water flows
- Stream: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
- A watercourse is any flowing body of water. These include rivers, streams, brooks, anabranches, and so forth.
- A natural or artificial channel in which a flow of water occurs either continually or intermittently in identified floodplain.
- A channel or conveyance of surface water having a defined bed and banks, whether natural or artificial, with perennial or intermittent flow
- A definite channel with bed and banks within which concentrated water flows continuously, frequently or infrequently.
- Any major or minor river, creek, wash, arroyo, or man-made channel.
- The area of land drained by a river system. Synonymous with Drainage basin and Catchment area.
- A river, stream, creek or other natural watercourse (whether modified or not) in which water is contained or flows whether permanently or from time to time and includes:
