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Lake, Reservoir, ImpoundmentSite Type

An inland body of standing fresh or saline water that is generally too deep to permit submerged aquatic vegetation to take root across the entire body (cf: wetland). This site type includes an expanded part of a river, a reservoir behind a dam, and a natural or excavated depression containing a water body without surface-water inlet and/or outlet.

Term

lakeReservoirImpoundment

Category

Surface Water Sites

Provenance

Adapted from USGS Site Types.

Provenance Uri

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Note

http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/nwisgmap/help/sitetype.html