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<br />lh~Q <br />~UJV <br /> <br />Podzol - A type of light-colored, relatively infertile soil, low in <br />lime and iron, found typically in coniferous forests in cool, <br />humid regions. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Porphyritic - A type of rock texture of an igneous rock in which larger <br />crystals (phenocrysts) are set in a finer groundmass. <br /> <br />~ - Abbreviation for parts per billion. <br /> <br />Rain shadow - The region of diminished rainfall on the lee side of a <br />mountain or mountain range, where the rainfall is noticeably less <br />than on the windward side. <br /> <br />Raptor - Birds of prey, e.g., hawks, eagles, falcons, osprey, vultures, <br />and owls. <br /> <br />Redd - The spawning area of trout or salmon. <br /> <br />Right-of-way - The privilege or right which one person, or persons <br />particularly described, may have of passing on or over the land <br />of another. Usually, an easement on or over the land of another. <br /> <br />Riparian - Adjacent to bank of a river or lake. <br /> <br />Riprap - Large rock loosely placed on a foundation or slope as protection <br />against wave action. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Scarp - The steep-faced edge of a cuesta or a plateau. <br /> <br />Scuba - Abbreviation for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. <br /> <br />Second-feet - Sho;tened term for cubic feet per second (c.f.s.) and <br />the symbol ft-/s. <br /> <br />Seismicity - The phenomonon of earth movements or seismic activity. <br /> <br />Shotcrete - A mixture of cement, sand, and water applied by pneumatic <br />pressure. <br /> <br />Siphon (inverted siphon) - A conduit for conducting water beneath a <br />depressed place. <br /> <br />Sluiceway - An artificial channel for water with a gate. <br /> <br />.1 <br />