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Surveying
The science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of geographical points and the distances and angles between them.
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drainage improvement
Construction; Surveying
An activity within or adjacent to a natural stream or a man-made drain primarily intended to improve the flow capacity, drainage, erosion and sedimentation control, or stability of the drainage-way.
drainage board
Construction; Surveying
A board consisting of three to five persons including the county executive (commissioners) or members appointed by the executive body (at least one of the Board members must be a county executive). ...
drainage area
Construction; Surveying
The area draining into a stream at a given point. It may be of different sizes for surface runoff, subsurface flow and base flow, but generally the surface runoff area is considered as the drainage ...
drainage
Construction; Surveying
The removal of excess surface water or groundwater from land by means of ditches, or subsurface drains.
drain
Construction; Surveying
A buried slotted or perforated pipe or other conduit (subsurface drain) or a ditch (open drain) for carrying off surplus groundwater or surface water.
ditch
Construction; Surveying
A man-made, open drainage-way in or into which excess surface water or groundwater drained from land, stormwater runoff, or floodwaters flow either continuously or intermittently
discharge
Construction; Surveying
Usually the rate of water flow. A volume of fluid passing a point per unit time commonly expressed as cubic feet per second, cubic meters per second, gallons per minute, or millions of gallons per ...
