Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Wehle
English translation:
scour/basin (induced by a former dike breach)/kolk basin
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Holly O'Reilly
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German term
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Wehle
German to English
Other
Geology
"Die an der Gemeindegrenze liegende Wehle ist gekennzeichnet als Fläche mit sehr hoher Bedeutung für Natur und Landschaft."
I found these definitions online:
bei Deichbruch aufgespültes Wasserloch
(bei Deichbruch entstandene) teichähnliche Wasserfläche unmittelbar an der Binnenseite eines Deiches
It appears to be a specific type of body of water characterised by certain aspects of its formation.
I found these definitions online:
bei Deichbruch aufgespültes Wasserloch
(bei Deichbruch entstandene) teichähnliche Wasserfläche unmittelbar an der Binnenseite eines Deiches
It appears to be a specific type of body of water characterised by certain aspects of its formation.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +1 | scour/basin (induced by a former dike breach)/kolk basin |
uyuni
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| 4 | deep pool |
philgoddard
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| 3 | lagoon |
Lancashireman
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Proposed translations
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Selected
scour/basin (induced by a former dike breach)/kolk basin
'Wehle' same as 'Kolk'
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Note added at 18 Stunden (2023-12-04 11:36:27 GMT)
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sagt der Gesinnungsostfriese...;-)
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Note added at 18 Stunden (2023-12-04 11:41:46 GMT)
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"Wehle, Wiel, Kolk, Brake" alles niederdeutsch und alles dasselbe...
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Note added at 19 Stunden (2023-12-04 13:01:36 GMT)
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Here it is referred to as a 'bog'
https://www.deseret.com/2010/9/27/20143553/levee-breach-isol...
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Note added at 18 Stunden (2023-12-04 11:36:27 GMT)
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sagt der Gesinnungsostfriese...;-)
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Note added at 18 Stunden (2023-12-04 11:41:46 GMT)
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"Wehle, Wiel, Kolk, Brake" alles niederdeutsch und alles dasselbe...
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Note added at 19 Stunden (2023-12-04 13:01:36 GMT)
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Here it is referred to as a 'bog'
https://www.deseret.com/2010/9/27/20143553/levee-breach-isol...
Note from asker:
| Thank you so much! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
thefastshow
: kolk or kolk lake : https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kolk ; https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Floodchannel-and-remnant... ki/kolk
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deep pool
http://www.wordreference.com/deen/wehle
You may have to add "caused by a dike breach" if that is the case.
You may have to add "caused by a dike breach" if that is the case.
6 hrs
lagoon
From your description and from dictionary definitions.
Discussion
"A scour pond created by a 1969 breach in the levee"
https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2012092029/2
"Houses within the neighborhood breach area and the scour pond were imaged from the new levee and Bellaire Drive."
https://biotech.law.lsu.edu/katrina/ILIT/report/A.pdf
"This is a scour pond. In the past there was a levee break at this location; it scooped out a bunch of sand and now after post-levee repair, you have a pond there in that area."
https://mavensnotebook.com/2015/09/17/sacramento-delta-levee...
"Levee failed […], Flood created scour pond available for fishing
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/big-muddy/visit-us
In this case, the scour pond is created not by a breach but by discharge from an outfall:
" “Scour Pond” means an unpaved area just downstream of the outfall has been eroded by outfall discharges such that a depression that allows water to collect and pond has formed."
https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/jrmp-2020.pdf