A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. Courtesy of the author & The Karst Waters Institute. 2002.
Alluvial fan — An alluvial fan is a fan shaped deposit formed where a fast flowing stream flattens, slows, and spreads typically at the exit of a canyon onto a flatter plain. A convergence of neighboring alluvial fans into a single apron of deposits against a… … Wikipedia
Alluvial plain — An alluvial plain is a relatively flat landform created by the deposition of sediment over a long period of time by one or more rivers coming from highland regions, from which alluvial soil forms. A floodplain is part of the process, being the… … Wikipedia
Channel pattern — Fluvial processes form several channel patterns, including: Straight, which are found in the most tectonically incised/active areas. This is more of a hypothetical end member, and are not often found in nature. Straight type channels can be found … Wikipedia
Channel types — A wide variety of river and stream channel types exist in limnology. All these can be divided into two groups by using the water flow gradient as either low gradient channels for streams or rivers with less than two percent (2%) flow gradient, or … Wikipedia
channel — a) [ streams ] The hollow bed where a natural body of surface water flows or may flow. The deepest or central part of the bed of a stream, containing the main current and occupied more or less continuously by water. b) (colloquial:… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Channel Country — ▪ region, Queensland, Australia pastoral region situated primarily in southwestern Queensland, Australia, but extending slightly into northeastern South Australia and northwestern New South Wales. The region s area of 60,000 square… … Universalium
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
River delta — Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. The Nile is an example of a wave dominated delta that has the classic Greek delta (Δ) shape after which river deltas were named. A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river where that… … Wikipedia
Vargas tragedy — A part of Vargas state after the 1999 mudslides Date December 14, 1999 (1999 12 14) December 16, 1999 (1999 12 16) Location … Wikipedia
Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… … Catholic encyclopedia
