sinking river

sinking river
   , sinking stream
   A small stream that disappears underground [10].
   See also lost river; doline; ponor; sink; sinkhole; stream sink; sumidero; swallet; swallow hole.

A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. . 2002.

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