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Glossary of Karst and Cave Terms
Based on "A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special to Environmental Karst Hydrology" EPA/600/R-02/003, 2002, EPA: Washington, DC., Speleogenesis Glossary includes 2699 cave & karst terms
losing stream
A stream or reach of a stream in which water flows from the stream bed into the ground [22]. In karst terranes, losing streams may slowly sink into fractures or completely disappear down a ponor. Synonym: influent stream. See also ponor; stream sink.
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