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hydrosphere > watercourse
hydrosphere > water (geographic) > watercourse

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watercourse  

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  • A natural stream arising in a given drainage basin but not wholly dependent for its flow on surface drainage in its immediate area, flowing in a channel with a well-defined bed between visible banks or through a definite depression in the land, having a definite and permanent or periodic supply of water, and usually, but not necessarily, having a perceptible current in a particular direction and discharging at a fixed point into another body of water.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/9161

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