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EA: WETLAND_SURFACE_FORM
EE: STREAM_MARSH

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 18
EA label: WETLAND_SURFACE_FORM

Concept definition: A <MARSH> occupying <SHORELINE>s, <SAND_BAR>s, stream beds, or <ISLAND>s in continuously flowing <WATERCOURSE>s, and which is subject to prolonged annual flooding; stream marsh. The <MARSH> is commonly covered by thick layers of <SEDIMENT>s.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [ECORC, Wetland Surface Forms, M06]
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