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
Autres termes utiles à la compréhension issus du glossaire
Termes associés à des définitions du Sandre
Terme associé dans le Thésaurus Eau et Biodiversité
Documents de référence
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Review status
Soumis au comité de relecture.