STREAMBANKS

Meaning of STREAMBANKS in English

The usual boundaries, not the flood boundaries, of a stream channel. Right and left banks are named facing downstream (in the direction of flow).

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

WATER HYACINTH — Any of about five species of aquatic plants that make up the genus Eichhornia of the pickerelweed family (Pontederiaceae). They …
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HORSETAIL — also called scouring rush Any of the 30 species of rushlike (see rush ), conspicuously segmented, perennial herbaceous plants that …
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WATER HYACINTH — Any of about five species of aquatic plants that make up the genus Eichhornia of the pickerelweed family (Pontederiaceae). They …
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HORSETAIL — n. also called scouring rush Any of the 30 species of rushlike (see rush ), conspicuously segmented, perennial herbaceous plants …
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GREEN ZONES — areas along river- and streambanks, wetlands, lakes, and ponds where there is high productivity and diversity.
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TRASH AND DEBRIS REMOVAL — Mechanical or manual removal of debris, snags, and trash deposits from the streambanks to improve the appearance of the stream.
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STREAMBANK STABILIZATION — Natural geological tendency for a stream to mold its banks to conform with the channel of least resistance to flow. …
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STREAMBANK EROSION — The wearing away of streambanks by flowing water.
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