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Descriptor
English
:
Ponds
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Estanques
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tanques
Synonyms
English
:
Pond
Tree Number:
G01.311.718
G16.500.275.280.625
N06.230.232.625
SP4.016.132.553.904
SP4.016.132.553.924.165
SP4.021.207.183.814
Definition
English
:
Inland bodies of standing FRESHWATER usually smaller than LAKES. They can be man-made or natural but there is no universal agreement as to their exact size. Some consider a pond to be a small body of water that is shallow enough for
sunlight
to reach the bottom.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not use for salt ponds
See Related
English
:
Coastal Lagoon
Water Reservoirs
Water Storage
History Note
English
:
2012
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AN
analysis
CH
chemistry
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
VI
virology
Record Number:
25177
Unique Identifier:
D061005
Occurrence in VHL
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