stream channel erosion
31Brush Creek (Sonoma County, California) — Geobox|River name = Brush Creek native name = other name = Rincon Creek category = stream etymology = nickname = image caption = Brush Creek looking south toward the Highway 12 bridge. country = United States state = California region = Sonoma… …
32Palaeochannel — Palaeochannels are deposits of unconsolidated or semi consolidated sedimentary rocks deposited in ancient, currently inactive river and stream channel systems. The word palaeochannel is formed from the words palaeo or old , and channel; ie; a… …
33gully — 1) an ephemeral stream channel. A small gulch or channel caused by runoff and erosion 2) a small pond or series of linked ponds forming the headwaters of a stream 3) a deep marine valley. Also spelled gulley 4) …
34Soil mechanics — is a discipline that applies principles of engineering mechanics, e.g. kinematics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and mechanics of material, to predict the mechanical behavior of soils. Together with Rock mechanics, it is the basis for solving many… …
35meander scar — a) A crescent shaped, concave or linear mark on the face of a bluff or valley wall, produced by the lateral erosion of a meandering stream which impinged upon and undercut the bluff; if it’s no longer adjacent to the modern stream channel it… …
36Breccia — (pronEng|ˈbrɛtʃiə, ˈbrɛʃiə, it. breach) is a rock composed of angular fragments of several minerals or rocks in a matrix, that is a cementing material, that may be similar or different in composition to the fragments. A breccia may have a variety …
37Prospect Park (Brooklyn) — Infobox nrhp | name =Prospect Park nrhp type = caption = location= Brooklyn, New York area = built =October 19, 1867 architect= Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux added = September 17, 1980 governing body = Local refnum=80002637 cite… …
38Ravine — A ravine is a very small valley, which is often the product of streamcutting erosion. Often found in urban areas, ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. A ravine is generally a slope… …
39corrasion — Mechanical erosion performed by such moving agents as water, ice, and wind, especially when armed with rock fragments [10]. Abrasion of the rock floor and walls of a stream channel by rock debris carried in the water [9]. See also… …
40lahar — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY An Indonesian term for a debris flow containing angular clasts of volcanic material. For the purposes of this report, a lahar is any type of sedimentwater mixture originating on or from the volcano. Most lahars …
