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Water
Definition:
An area that consists of permanent water, or a pond with at least 25 percent open water. Four types of water areas are large streams, large water bodies, small streams, and small water bodies.
Source:
NRCS
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Water areas
Definition:
Land that comprises water bodies and streams that are permanent open water.
Source:
NRCS
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Water body
Definition:
A type of water area that includes ponds, lakes, reservoirs, bays, or gulfs and estuaries.
Source:
NRCS
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Water Cover
Definition:
Flooding of land by water either to develop or restore shallow water areas for wildlife or wetlands, or as a result of a natural disaster.
Source:
NRCS
Acronym:
WQ
Word:
Water Quality
Definition:
Resource concerns or opportunities, including concerns such as excessive nutrients, pesticides, sediment, contaminants, pathogens and turbidity in surface waters and excessive nutrients and pesticides in ground waters.
Source:
NRCS
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Water spreading
Definition:
Diverting or collecting runoff from natural channels, gullies, or streams with a system of dams, dikes, ditches, or other means, and spreading it over a relatively flat area.
Source:
NRCS
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Water table
Definition:
The upper limit of percolating water below the earth's surface.
Source:
NRCS
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Watershed
Definition:
The total land area above a given point on a waterway that contributes runoff water to the flow at that point. The United States is divided into 18 major drainage areas and 160 principal river drainage basins containing about 12,700 smaller watersheds.
Source:
Our Ohio
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Watershed or Regional Resource Conservation Plan
Definition:
A plan developed for a watershed that addressed resource problems, alternative solutions, and applicable laws and regulations.
Source:
NRCS
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Wetland
Definition:
Land that is characterized by an abundance of moisture and that is inundated by surface or ground water often enough to support a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, including swamp, marshes, bogs and similar areas.
Source:
NRCS
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Wetland losses
Definition:
Wetland losses are described in terms of gross and net. Net change is defined as the gross gain minus the gross loss, and can be either positive (net gain) or negative (net loss) for a given region.
Source:
NRCS
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Wetland Restoration
Definition:
The rehabilitation of degraded or lost wetland habitat in a manner that the original community and hydrology are re-established.
Source:
NRCS
Acronym:
W
Word:
Wetlands
Definition:
Areas of predominantly hydric soils that can support water-loving plants. According to the federal definition, they don
Source:
Our Ohio
Acronym:
WRP
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Wetlands Reserve Program
Definition:
The Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) is designed to increase habitat for fish and wildlife while improving water quality. The federal government shares in the cost to restore the land to wetlands. This can be done for a 10-year agreement or through the government
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Wildlife
Definition:
Birds, fishes, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, and mammals, along with all other non-domesticated animals.
Source:
NRCS
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Wildlife Habitat
Definition:
The aquatic and terrestrial environments required for wildlife to complete their life cycles, including air, food, cover, water, and spatial requirements.
Source:
NRCS
Acronym:
WHIP
Word:
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
Definition:
The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) provides incentives for landowners to protect wildlife. The federal government pays for part of the cost to implement a conservation practice. They also provide free advice and information on what would be best for your land. This program is available on cropland, rangeland, forestland, and recreational land.
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Wind Erosion
Definition:
The process of detachment, transport, and deposition of soil by wind.
Source:
NRCS
Acronym:
WEQ
Word:
Wind Erosion Equation
Definition:
An erosion model designed to predict long-term average annual soil losses form a field having specific characteristics.
Source:
NRCS