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<br />543~) <br /> <br />. . <br />, . <br />Diversion works - A structure on a river that diverts all O~ ~'no~tion <br />of the flow into a pipeline, canal, etc. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Dynamic head - Energy in a stream of fluid due to its motion. <br /> <br />Easement - A nonpossessing interest held by one party in land of <br />another party whereby the first person is accorded partial <br />use of such land for a specific purpose. It restricts but ooes <br />not abridge the rights of the fee owner to the use and ~njoyment <br />of his land, subject to the enjoyment of the easement holder's <br />rights. <br /> <br />Edaphic - Which pertains to soil, e.g., lime accumulation in <br />prairie soils is an edaphic feature. <br /> <br />Effluent - A stream flowing out of a body of water; the outflow of <br />a sewer, septic tank, and industrial sewage. <br /> <br />Echelon folds - An arrangement of geologic features (as ~ountain <br />folds, fracture) in a pattern resembling that of a military <br />echelon or where the arrangement of troops whereby each unit <br />somewhat to the right or left of the one in the rear, "ike a <br />series of steps. <br /> <br />Eolian - Applied to the erosive action of the wind, and to rteposits <br />which are due to the transporting action of the wind. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />EPA - Abbreviation for Environmental Protection Agency. <br /> <br />Epicenter - That point on the earth's crust which is cirectly above <br />the focus of an earthquake; focus being that ooint within the <br />earth which is ~he center of an earthquake. <br /> <br />Forebay tanks - A tank constructed on a pumped flow waterline <br />immediately upstream of the pumping plant to facilitate operation <br />of the pumping units. <br /> <br />Fossiliferous - Containing fossils. <br /> <br />Fossorial - Adapted to digging. <br />Ft3/s - Flow of water in cubic feet per second. <br /> <br />Graminoids - Of or pertaining to grasses. <br /> <br />. <br />