- alluvial terrace
- (not preferred)refer to stream terrace.
Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
alluvial terrace
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alluvial terrace — noun : a river terrace composed of alluvium rather than carved in solid rock, resulting from a change in the regimen of the stream from alluviation to downcutting … Useful english dictionary
alluvial flat — a) (colloquial: western USA) A nearly level, graded, alluvial surface in bolsons and semi bolsons that lacks distinct channels, terraces, or flood plain levels. Compare: flood plain step, terrace, valley flat. FFP, GG, & SW. b)… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
terrace — [ geomorphology ] A step like surface, bordering a valley floor or shoreline, that represents the former position of a flood plain, or lake or sea shore. The term is usually applied to both the relatively flat summit surface (tread), cut or … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
stream terrace — One, or a series of flat topped landforms in a stream valley that flank and are parallel to the stream channel, originally formed by a previous stream level, and representing remnants of an abandoned flood plain, stream bed, or valley floor… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
stream terrace — noun : one of a series of terraces cut usually out of solid rock by successive changes in the regimen of a stream from alluviation to downcutting called also river terrace; compare alluvial terrace … Useful english dictionary
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