basin floor

basin floor
   A general term for the nearly level, lower-most part of intermontane basins (i.e., bolsons, semi-bolsons). The floor includes all of the alluvial, eolian, and erosional landforms below the piedmont slope.
   Compare: basin, piedmont slope.
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Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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