headward erosion
21knickpoint — a) A point of abrupt inflection in the longitudinal profile of a stream or of its valley (e.g., a waterfall); it marks the maximum headward erosion of a new erosion cycle that grades to a new, lower base level. b) Any interruption or… …
22Cedar Creek Canyon (Indiana) — Cedar Creek Canyon, also called simply Cedar Canyon, is a topographical feature located in Allen County, Indiana. It is a very straight, narrow gorge about 50 to convert|100|ft|m deep that contains part of the lower segment of Cedar Creek, the… …
23Dhansiri River — Dhansiri is the main river of Golaghat District of Assam and the Dimapur District of Nagaland. It originates from Laisang peak of Nagaland. It flows through a distance of 352 km from south to north before joining the Brahmaputra on its south bank …
24Arana Gulch — is a landform and greenbelt area within the city of Santa Cruz, California.(Santa Cruz, 2006) This parcel of land includes open meadows, oak woodland, and the riparian zone of Arana Creek. The property ownership is by the city of Santa Cruz, who… …
25Patagonia — Patagonian, adj., n. /pat euh goh nee euh, gohn yeuh/, n. 1. a tableland region of southern Argentina. 2. a region in S South America, in S Argentina and S Chile, extending from the Andes to the Atlantic. * * * Semiarid scrub plateau, southern… …
26river capture — when the headwaters of one river are able to generate headward erosion and then break into another river channel and divert the flow into the new channel …
27subsequent stream — a tributary created by headward erosion …
28col — A high, narrow, sharp edged pass or saddle through a divide or between two adjacent peaks in a mountain range; especially a deep pass formed by the headward erosion and intersection of two cirques. Compare: gap, pass, saddle. GG …
29horn — [ glacial geology ] A high, rocky, sharp pointed, steep sided, mountain peak with prominent faces and ridges, bounded by the intersecting walls of three or more cirques that have been cut back into the mountain by headward erosion of… …
30Geology of the Grand Canyon area — The geology of the Grand Canyon area exposes one of the most complete sequences of rock anywhere, representing a period of nearly 2 billion years of the Earth s history in that part of North America. The major sedimentary rock layers exposed in… …
