Brook
Définition
Sens commun
Small, shallow stream with moderate flow.
Source
according to Wikipedia
Watercourse
Groundwater-fed river
Définition
Sens commun
Stream whose water comes mainly from the aquifer it drains.
Source
according to French National Committee of Hydrological Sciences
Fish stocking
Définition
Sens commun
Action to introduce or reintroduce farmed species, mostly in fresh waters, in order to enrich the fish stocks for recreational or professional fishing or to protect threatened species.
Source
according to Wikipédia
Flood travel
Définition
Sens commun
Travel of rising water levels from upstream to downstream of a watercourse.
Source
according to IRSTEA
River morphology
Définition
Sens commun
Study of the shape of rivers.
Source
according to OFB
Hydrometry
Définition
Sens commun
Science that aims to measure the physical properties of water, especially the flow of surface water and groundwater.
Source
according to the Larousse dictionary
Torrential hydraulics
Définition
Sens technique
Branch of hydraulics relating to flows in areas with steep slopes.
Source
according to Water torrents & mountain rivers
River hydraulics
Définition
Sens technique
Branch of Hydraulics which mainly deals with the free surface flow of water in natural or artificial streams (e.g. canals). River hydraulics is necessary for the design, development and construction of hydraulic structures, such as dikes, sills and weirs.
Source
according to Wikipedia
Hydropower
Définition
Sens commun
Energy produced by the movement of water in all its forms (waterfall, watercourse, marine current, tide, wave). This movement can be directly used, e.g. with a watermill, or more commonly be converted, for example, into electricity in a hydroelectric plant.
Source
according to Wikipedia
Groundwater/river exchange
Définition
Sens commun
Exchange of water in one direction or the other between an aquifer and a river. Depending on the level of the water line, and on the season, groundwater feeds the river or is fed by it, particularly during floods. In the case of karst, these relationships are important and localised.
Source
according to OFB