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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'water column' is correct and usable in written English.
It can refer to a vertical column of water, for example in a lake or river. For example, you could say, "We studied the lake's water column to determine the amount of dissolved oxygen present."
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water column
noun
A notional column of water from the surface to the bottom in a natural setting, notable for the differences in physical and chemical properties at various depths.
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But it's still in the water column.
In addition, gamete bundles were observed in the water column.
They also apparently benefited from living in the water column.
M.H. and S.A. collected and analyzed water column MIMS data.
And they also reach much deeper into the water column.
Sperm are frequently "broadcast" into the water column.
Continued warming of the surface produces a stable water column.
In autumn and winter the water column was heterotrophic.
& Bärlocher, F. Beyond the water column: aquatic hyphomycetes outside their preferred habitat.
Pernthaler, J. Predation on prokaryotes in the water column and its ecological implications.
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