DeCS

Descriptor English:

Watershed

Descriptor Spanish:

Vertiente

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	vertiente
Scope note:	Pendiente para facilitar el drenaje. En las llanuras, las pendientes están poco marcadas y los ríos fluyen ampliamente. En las zonas montañosas, las pendientes son pronunciadas y pueden formar cañones.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Vertente Hidrográfica

Descriptor French:

Bassin versant

Tree number(s):

SP4.606.102.734

Scope note:

Slope to facilitate drainage. In the plains, the slopes are badly drafted, and the river flows widely. In mountainous areas, the slopes are steep and may form canyons.

Allowable Qualifiers:

No qualifiers

DeCS ID:

34916

Unique ID:

DDCS034916

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Environmental Health [SP4]

Environmental Health

Environment [SP4.606]

Environment

Geographical Features [SP4.606.102]

Geographical Features

Bays [SP4.606.102.155]

Bays

Estuaries [SP4.606.102.222]

Estuaries

Watershed [SP4.606.102.734]

Watershed

Volcanoes [SP4.606.102.899]

Volcanoes

Watershed - Preferred

Concept UI	FD00060785
Scope note	Slope to facilitate drainage. In the plains, the slopes are badly drafted, and the river flows widely. In mountainous areas, the slopes are steep and may form canyons.
Preferred term	Watershed

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