Lambertus wrote: > The technical term for these surface infiltration beds used by local > governments and industry (in the Netherlands) is 'wadi', referring to > dry riverbeds like found in deserts. The Dutch section shows a few > photographic examples that could apply in more temperate climates. The > English wadi page shows some of the large dry riverbeds as found in deserts. > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi> > <http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_(infiltratievoorziening)> > > Perhaps this also applies to other countries?
The proposal is the opposite of a seep <URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seep_(hydrology) >, and {in,ex}filtration appear to be the appropriate hydrogeological terms at least in English usage: <URL: http://www.omegawiki.org/index.php?title=DefinedMeaning:infiltration (1930)&dataset=uw > and its opposite. English only has one meaning for "Wadi", the desert ephemeral riverbed one, according to my dictionary. -- Andrew Chadwick _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
