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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[contour]] of equal depth in a body of water, represented on a [[bathymetric chart]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Sometimes called fathom curve.) In [[hydrology]], a line on a map connecting all points at  which there exists an equal vertical distance between the earth's surface and the [[water table]], or  equal depths to the upper or lower surface of an [[aquifer]].</div><br/> </div>
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isobath

(Sometimes called fathom curve.) In hydrology, a line on a map connecting all points at which there exists an equal vertical distance between the earth's surface and the water table, or equal depths to the upper or lower surface of an aquifer.


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