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knickpoint
knickpoint Geomorphol. (ˈnɪkpɔɪnt) Also nickpoint and as two words. [Partial tr. G. knickpunkt, f. knick (see knick n.2) + punkt point.] A break of slope in a river profile, esp. one where a new curve of erosion arising from rejuvenation intersects an earlier curve.1924 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. XXXV. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Knickpoint
A knickpoint that occurs at the head (furthest upstream extent) of a channel is called a headcut. Niagara Falls, on the border of the United States and Canada, is a characteristic example of knickpoint. wikipedia.org
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nickpoint
nickpoint var. knickpoint. Oxford English Dictionary
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Plunge pool
Where softer or fractured rock has been eroded back to a knickpoint, water continues to bombard its base. wikipedia.org
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knick
▪ I. † knick, n.1 Obs. rare. [= MDu. cnic, Du. knik, MLG. (whence mod.G.) knick. Orig. echoic. Knick bears the same relation to knack, that click, snip, bear to clack, snap.] A light-sounding snap or crack as with the fingers.1580 Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Niquet,..a knicke made with the thombes, n... Oxford English Dictionary
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Head cut (stream geomorphology)
As erosion of the knickpoint and the streambed continues, the head cut will migrate upstream. Another common way to control the knickpoint is by sloping the bank face by laying down fabric and rock. wikipedia.org
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Base level
A relative drop in base level can trigger re-adjustments in river profiles including knickpoint migration and abandonment of terraces leaving them "hanging wikipedia.org
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pedimentation
pedimentation Geomorphol. (pɛdɪmɛnˈteɪʃən) [f. pediment1 + -ation.] The formation of a pediment.1948 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. LIX. 372 Down the slope from the knickpoint pedimentation rapidly reaches stability. 1962 L. C. King Morphol. Earth v. 146 Together, scarp retreat (by gully-head erosion and ma... Oxford English Dictionary
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Ladder Chine
It leads from the 190 foot high clifftop to a knickpoint approximately halfway down the cliff face above Chale Bay beach. wikipedia.org
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Resolution of Finite Element mesh around knickpoint and ... - ResearchGate
Download scientific diagram | Resolution of Finite Element mesh around knickpoint and steep 10% slope reach (parallel gray lines are bed contours every 0.001 m). from publication: Two-dimensional ...
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Cascade Falls (Osceola)
Characteristics The structure of the Cascade Falls has an undercutting knickpoint. wikipedia.org
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Walpen Chine
It leads from the 190 feet high clifftop next to the Isle of Wight coastal path to a knickpoint approximately halfway down the cliff face above Chale Bay wikipedia.org
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Initial profiles of bed elevation and water surface elevation (WSE ...
Download scientific diagram | Initial profiles of bed elevation and water surface elevation (WSE) around knickpoint and steep reach (t = 0). from publication: Two-dimensional morphological ...
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River rejuvenation
of the river downstream of the knickpoint. Knickpoint and river terraces A knickpoint is a point on the river's course where there is a change in the gradient of the river profile. wikipedia.org
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Hundru Falls
Knickpoint, also called a nick point or simply nick, represents breaks in slopes in the longitudinal profile of a river caused by rejuvenation. wikipedia.org
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