Towpath
Définition
Sens commun
Path located along the bank of a navigable waterway to allow teams to cable-tow a boat travelling in the open channel.Source
According to Ifremer
Watercourse
Main river
Définition
Sens commun
A watercourse that flows out directly into the sea, whatever its importance.Source
According to Ifremer
Estuary
Définition
Sens commun
End and flared shaped section of a river where the sea inflows. It is a zone where fresh and marine waters are mixing. This mixture results in a very significant gradient of the physico-chemical properties of water which varies in space and time.Source
According to Ifremer
River free space
Définition
Sens technique
Area of the floodplain in which river channels enable lateral translations allowing mobilizing sediments and the functioning of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.Source
According to the Ministry of Ecology
Flow
Définition
Sens commun
Makes a fluid move along a preferential route.Source
According to Ifremer
Reserved flow
Définition
Sens technique
Minimum flow possibly increased with the authorized withdrawals on the influenced section. It is expressed in the specifications and water regulations in particular. Often mistakenly used instead of minimum flow.Source
According to the Ministry of Ecology
Low water regulating flow
Définition
Sens technique
Value of the mean monthly flow at the nodal point (key management point) above which we consider that all uses (activities, abstractions, discharges, etc) made Source
According to the Ministry of Ecology
Cleaning
Définition
Sens commun
Cleanup of a polluted, silted or filled up area by removing unwanted materials to bring it back to a status close to the initial one considered as more advantageous.Source
According to Ifremer
Classified watercourse (for the crossing of migratory fish)
Définition
Sens technique
Watercourses or part of rivers and canals entered into a list set by decree, after collaboration with the Departemental Councils made within six months after their seizin. Any new structure built on these watercourses must have a device ensuring adequate sediment transport and movement of
Source
According to the Ministry of Ecology
Drinking water abstraction
Définition
Sens commun
Device used for withdrawing water (spring, groundwater, river) for a given use.
Source
According to Ifremer