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Glacial hydrology dictionary. Б.Р.Мавлюдов.
Glacial hydrology dictionary. Б.Р.Мавлюдов.
Meander — For other uses, see Meander (disambiguation). A hypothetical stream bed following a tilted valley. The maximum gradient is along the down valley axis represented by a hypothetical straight channel. Meanders develop, which lengthen the course of… … Wikipedia
meander belt — The zone within which migration of a meandering channel occurs; the flood plain area included between two imaginary lines drawn tangential to the outer bends of active channel loops. Landform components of the meander belt surface are produced … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
meander — an exaggerated, looping, bend in a river. Once formed, meanders grow in such a way that they will eventually cut themselves off from the river and cease to exist. Flow around the outer bend is faster than on the inner meaning erosion occurs… … Geography glossary
meander — /miˈændə / (say mee anduh) verb (i) 1. to proceed by a winding course. 2. to wander aimlessly. –noun 3. (usually plural) a turning or winding; a winding path or course. 4. a loop like bend in a river with a cliff or bluff on one side and a gently …
The Loop, River Dart — The Loop is a section of the River Dart, Dartmoor. It is perhaps the most popular section of whitewater for kayakers and canoeists in England. This section is preceded by the Upper Dart, and followed by the The Lower. Overview The Loop is named… … Wikipedia
Cuningar Loop — The Cuningar Loop is a meander on the River Clyde at Dalmarnock. The first Glasgow Water Company s Act was obtained in 1806, and the company began to supply water early in 1809. Before the Victorian Loch Katrine aqueduct project was completed in… … Wikipedia
oxbow lake — Small lake located in a former meander loop of a river or stream channel. It is generally formed as a river cuts through a meander neck to shorten its course, blocks off the old channel, and then migrates away from the lake. If only one loop is… … Universalium
Oxbow lake — Songhua River, northeast China. Swirls and curves, showing paths the river once took, as well as oxbow lakes, are easily seen in this satellite photo. An oxbow lake is a U shaped body of water formed when a wide meander from the main stem of a… … Wikipedia
Alloway Creek — is a tributary of the Delaware River in Salem County, southwestern New Jersey in the U.S.The headwaters of the creek are to the southeast of Daretown, in Upper Pittsgrove Township. It flows roughly parallel and to the south of Commissioners Pike … Wikipedia
wave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wag, shake, sway, flutter, stream (in the wind); signal, motion, gesture, indication; roll, undulate; ripple, swell, billow, flood, surge; flaunt, flourish. n. sea, tide, water, ripple, billow, etc.,… … English dictionary for students
Polystrate fossil — [ Nova Scotia, Canada (printed 1868).] Polystrate or upright fossil describes fossils of single organisms (such as tree trunks) that run through more than one geological strata. Entire fossil forests have been discovered [… … Wikipedia