stream terrace

stream terrace
речная терраса

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  • Stream terrace — Stream terraces are relict features, such as floodplains, from periods when a stream was flowing at a higher elevation and has downcut to a lower elevation. Stream terraces often appear as plateaus on existing valley walls and indicate earlier… …   Wikipedia

  • stream terrace —    One, or a series of flat topped landforms in a stream valley that flank and are parallel to the stream channel, originally formed by a previous stream level, and representing remnants of an abandoned flood plain, stream bed, or valley floor… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • stream terrace — noun : one of a series of terraces cut usually out of solid rock by successive changes in the regimen of a stream from alluviation to downcutting called also river terrace; compare alluvial terrace …   Useful english dictionary

  • Terrace — A terrace may refer to:*Terrace (agriculture), a leveled surface *Terrace (building), a raised flat platform *Terrace deposit, geological term for a flat platform of land *Terrace (gardening), an element where a raised flat paved or gravelled… …   Wikipedia

  • terrace remnant —    A stream terrace eroded and dissected to such an extent that it occurs as a scattered and isolated geomorphic surface generally on interfluve noses above a younger, more continuous stream terrace. A continuous tread surface no longer exists,… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • terrace —    [ geomorphology ]    A step like surface, bordering a valley floor or shoreline, that represents the former position of a flood plain, or lake or sea shore. The term is usually applied to both the relatively flat summit surface (tread), cut or …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • Terrace deposit — A terrace deposit is geological term for a flat platform of land created alongside of a river or sea, where, at some time in the past, the river has cut itself a deeper channel. The former floodplain of the river is therefore at a higher point… …   Wikipedia

  • strath terrace —    A type of stream terrace, formed as an erosional surface cut on bedrock and thinly mantled (e.g., < 3 m) with stream deposits (alluvium), commonly with a gravel lag deposit immediately above the bedrock.    SW & GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • fluviomarine terrace —    A constructional coastal strip, sloping gently seaward and/or down valley, veneered or completely composed of fluviomarine deposits (typically silt, sand, fine gravel).    Compare: terrace, stream terrace, marine terrace.    SW …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • alluvial terrace —    (not preferred)    refer to stream terrace …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • river terrace — noun : stream terrace …   Useful english dictionary


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