- vauclusian rising
- See spring, vauclusian.
A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. Courtesy of the author & The Karst Waters Institute. 2002.
vauclusian rising
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rising — 1. The resurgence of an underground watercourse, usually at the base margin of the calcareous massif, although in the instance of a blind valley the rising has eroded headwards for some distance. Each rising accounts for the collective… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
spring, vauclusian — ; rising, vauclusian 1. A type of rising or spring where direct drainage from the phreas flows up a flooded cave passage under pressure to emerge in daylight. The term is best applied where water rises from a vertical or very steep bedrock… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
