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Wetted perimeter |
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The distance along the bottom and sides of a stream, creek, or channel in contact with the water. |
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Wilderness |
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Tract or region of land uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, or unoccupied by human settlements. |
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Windrow |
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A ridge of loose material. |
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Winters Doctrine |
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Provides that the establishment of a Indian Reservation impliedly reserves the amount of water necessary for the purposes of the reservation. Upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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Zoned earthfill |
Zoned embankment |
An embankment dam composed of zones of selected materials where the permeability of the material increases to the upstream or downstream face from the relatively impermeable core material. |
