Glossary R

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Riparian water rights are the rights of an owner whose land abuts water. They differ from state to state and often depend on whether the water is a river, lake, or ocean.

A riparian zone is the vegetative area on each bank of a body of water.

A Riprap is a sustaining wall built of rocks.

Deutsch: Risiko / Español: Riesgo / Português: Risco / Français: Risque / Italiano: Rischio /

A risk is "A measure of the probability that damage to life, health, property, and/or the environment will occur as a result of a given hazard" (EPA 1992, 25).

A risk assessment is methods used to quantify risks to human health and the environment.

A risk characterization is Determination of the nature of a given risk and quantifying of the potential for adverse change to the environment from that risk.

A risk communication is "The exchange of information about Environmental risks among risk assessors, risk managers, the general public, news media, special interest groups, and others

A risk management is "The process of evaluating and selecting alternative regulatory and non-regulatory responses to risk. The selection process necessarily requires the consideration

Deutsch: Fluss / Español: Río / Português: Rio / Français: Rivière / Italiano: Fiume /

A river is a natural stream of water of considerable volume, larger than a brook or creek.

A riverine zone is the relatively narrow and well -mixed area of a reservoir immediately down-stream of the river inflow where current velocities decrease and significant sediment transport still occurs.

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