hydrography
nounUK /haɪˈdɹɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ · US /haɪˈdɹɑɡ.ɹə.fi/
Etymology From hydro- + -graphy.
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Nautical, Transport The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable waters and the shoreline.
- This small pond is not in the MDNR hydrography dataset but is part of a larger historical feature bisected by the Project Alignment noted in the MDNR hydrography data as a drained wetland.2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 89:
- Derived terms
- hydrographer, hydrographic, palaeohydrography, paleohydrography
- Related terms
- pilotage