- aggrading river
- River that is actively elevating its bed by deposition of sediments [16].
A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. Courtesy of the author & The Karst Waters Institute. 2002.
aggrading river
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