Slough (disambiguation)

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Slough is a town in Berkshire, England.

Slough may also refer to:

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Hydrology [edit]

  • Slough (hydrology), a term in hydrology referring to:
    • a stream distributary or anabranch, or in some cases, a regular stream
    • a muddy marsh (British Isles)
    • a swamp or shallow lake system with trees (Eastern and South Eastern United States)
    • a secondary channel of a river delta, without trees (Pacific coast of North America)
    • a pond, often alkaline (prairies of North America)

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Literature [edit]

Zoology [edit]

  • Slough (moulting), in animals, to shed the skin or shell
  • Sloughing, the act of shedding or casting off dead tissue

People [edit]

  • Alan Slough (born 1947), footballer who played for Luton Town and Fulham
  • John P. Slough (1829–1867), American politician and general

See also [edit]