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EA: INLAND_HYDROLOGIC_PERSISTENCE
EE: EPHEMERAL

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 1
EA label: INLAND_HYDROLOGIC_PERSISTENCE
Concept definition: Has flowing water only during, and for a short duration after, precipitation events in a typical year; ephemeral [WRC, "ephemeral stream"]. The water table is located below the bed year-round. Runoff from rainfall is the primary source of <WATER> for the <HYDROLOGIC_OBJECT>, while groundwater is not a source of <WATER>.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [FACC, Annex B, AHC:3]
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