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A stream containing a definite bed, banks and channel which flows into some other river, stream, lake or the sea. Also a channel by means of which a particular water shed is drained, although it may be dry in certain seasons and despite the fact that it may not empty into any other river, stream, lake or body of water. Costello v Bowen. 182 P.2d615, 80 Cal.App.2d 621. A stream of water flowing in a definite direction or course in a bed with banks. Duckworth v Williams, 238 Ark. 1011, 386 S. W. 2d234. A stream of water of such well defined existence as to make its flow valuable to the owners of land along its course. Week v Los Angeles Countv Flood Control Dist. 104 CaI.App.2d 599, 232 P.2d 23.

This term Is applied to the flow or movement of the water in rivers, creeks, and other streams. Surface water flowing from one tract to another having a fixed and determinate course, so as to uniformly discharge it upon the servient tract at a fixed and definite point, the course thus uniformly followed by the water in its flow is a watercourse. 177 111. 140.

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Environment > Natural environment > Geophysical environment
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Pollution > Water pollution > Marine pollution > Pollution from land-based sources
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Pollution > Water pollution > Pollution of waterways
Transport > Maritime and inland waterway transport > Inland waterway transport > Inland waterway shipping
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Fisheries > Fishing grounds > Freshwater fishing
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Degradation of the environment > Natural disaster > Flood
Law > International law > Public international law > Law of the sea > Maritime area > Inland waters

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Translation of Watercourse

• Spanish: Curso de agua
• French: Cours d’eau
• German: Wasserlauf
• Italian: Corso d’acqua
• Portuguese: Curso de água
• Polish: Ciek wodny

Thesaurus of Watercourse

Environment > Natural environment > Geophysical environment > Watercourse
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Pollution > Water pollution > Marine pollution > Pollution from land-based sources > Watercourse
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Pollution > Water pollution > Pollution of waterways > Watercourse
Transport > Maritime and inland waterway transport > Inland waterway transport > Inland waterway shipping > Watercourse
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Fisheries > Fishing grounds > Freshwater fishing > Watercourse
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Degradation of the environment > Natural disaster > Flood > Watercourse
Law > International law > Public international law > Law of the sea > Maritime area > Inland waters > Watercourse

See also

• Pollution from land-based sources
• Pollution of waterways
• Inland waterway shipping
• ADN agreement
• Freshwater fishing
• Flood
• Inland waters