peripheral stream

peripheral stream

[pə′rif·ə·rəl ′strēm]
(hydrology)
A stream that flows parallel to the edge of a glacier, usually just beyond the moraine.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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For example, across the Black Hills, mountain sucker is currently not found in peripheral stream reaches it historically occupied.
Long term trends and outlook for mountain sucker in the Black Hills of South Dakota
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