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Fluvial — is used in geography and earth science to refer to the deposits and landforms created by the action of rivers or streams and the processes associated with them. When the stream or rivers are associated with glaciers, ice sheets, or ice caps, the… … Wikipedia
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
Marine terrace — A marine terrace, coastal terrace[1], raised beach or perched coastline is a relatively flat, horizontal or gently inclined surface of marine origin[2], mostly an old abrasion platform which has been lifted out of the sphere of wave activity… … 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
Trabancos River — The Trabancos is a river in Spain which flows between the Zapardiel and the Guareña rivers and is a tributary of the Duero river. The source of the Trabancos is in Moraña, a region in the north of the province of Ávila, near Blascomillán. The… … Wikipedia
Degradation (geology) — In geology, degradation refers to the lowering of a fluvial surface, such as a stream bed or floodplain, through erosional processes.[1][2] It is the opposite of aggradation. Degradation is characteristic of channel networks in which either… … Wikipedia
Novi Sad — For other uses, see Novi Sad (disambiguation). Novi Sad Нови Сад City … Wikipedia
Mendocino County wine — Not to be confused with Mendocino AVA. Not to be confused with Mendocino Ridge AVA. Mendocino County (wine region) A Mendocino County vineyard in the Anderson Valley … Wikipedia
Marlborough Fault System — Map of the Marlborough Fault System Major active fault zon … Wikipedia
Система разломов Марлборо — Карта системы разломов Марлборо … Википедия
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
