Low-flow level


Updated on 26/10/2022
Définition
Sens commun

Period of lowest water levels in streams and groundwater (usually summer for rainfall regimes).

Source
According to the Ministry for the Environment and OFB
Sens technique

Exceptionally low flow period of a watercourse, or exacerbation of its low water (sometimes assimilated to low seasonal flows). Low water is therefore considered to be a limited period in the year when the flows drop lower than a statistically calculated threshold value, function of each stream.

Source
According to OFB
Thématiques associées
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Review status
Soumis au comité de relecture.