Section 85-2-355 - DefinitionsAs used in 85-2-306, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Ephemeral stream" means a watercourse that has a channel and that carries water only during and shortly after precipitation or snow melt events.(2) "Intermittent stream" means a nonperennial flowing stream that has a channel and that annually carries water but is dry for part of the year in most years.(3) "Perennial flowing stream" means a stream that has flowed continuously during all seasons during dry as well as wet years, except when the flow is interrupted by diversions.Amended by Laws 2015, Ch. 455, Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2015.En. Sec. 1, Ch. 161, L. 2005.