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Scope note
Artificial waterways with no flow or a controlled flow used for navigation (canal), or for draining or irrigating land (ditch). [USGS Circ 1048]
canals
Non-preferred terms
UF
↸
canal bends
UF
↸
canalized streams
UF
↸
ditch mouths
UF
↸
ditches
UF
↸
drainage canals
UF
↸
drainage ditches
UF
↸
drains (channels)
UF
↸
flumes (manmade)
UF
↸
irrigation canals
UF
↸
irrigation ditches
UF
↸
irrigation systems
UF
↸
laterals
UF
↸
navigation canals
UF
↸
underground irrigation canals
Broader Terms
BT
↑
hydrographic structures
Related terms
RT
⇆
aqueducts
RT
⇆
channels
RT
⇆
locks
RT
⇆
tunnels
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
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More specific terms
0
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Notes
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