In geography and geology, fluvial sediment processes or fluvial sediment transport are associated with rivers and streams and the deposits and landforms...
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Fluvial terraces are elongated terraces that flank the sides of floodplains and fluvial valleys all over the world. They consist of a relatively level...
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Stream (redirect from Fluvial landforms of streams)
ecological elements may be an issue. Aqueduct (water supply) Environmental flow Fluvial sediment processes Head cut Playfair's Law River ecosystem Rock-cut basin...
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Cirque (section Fluvial-erosion cirque formation)
[kʊm]). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform arising from fluvial erosion. The concave shape of a glacial cirque is open on the downhill...
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river which is flooded during periods of high discharge Fluvial landforms of streams Fluvial terrace – Elongated terraces that flank the sides of floodplains...
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Port (redirect from Fluvial port)
shallow-draft vessels. An inland port is a port on a navigable lake, river (fluvial port), or canal with access to a sea or ocean, which therefore allows a...
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Our Lady of Peñafrancia (redirect from Peñafrancia Fluvial Festival)
is brought back through the “Traslación por el rio”, now known as the Fluvial Procession, to her sanctuary for the celebration of Principal Feast day...
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Meander (redirect from Meandering fluvial system)
could freely develop on a level floodplain. Instead, they argue that as fluvial incision of bedrock proceeds, the stream course is significantly modified...
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Sediment (section Fluvial processes)
by water (fluvial processes), but also wind (aeolian processes) and glaciers. Beach sands and river channel deposits are examples of fluvial transport...
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Lake (redirect from Fluvial lake)
The 11 major lake types are: tectonic lakes volcanic lakes glacial lakes fluvial lakes solution lakes landslide lakes aeolian lakes shoreline lakes organic...
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Geomorphology (section Fluvial processes)
ice sheets and understand their motions and effects upon the landscape. Fluvial geomorphologists focus on rivers, how they transport sediment, migrate...
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Douro, Faina Fluvial (Labor on the Douro River) is a 1931 Portuguese documentary short film. It was the first film directed by Manoel de Oliveira and...
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Inland navigation (redirect from Fluvial navigation)
Inland navigation, inland barge transport or inland waterway transport (IWT) is a transport system allowing ships and barges to use inland waterways (such...
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The Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is...
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COTECMAR (redirect from Corporaciónde Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval Marítima y Fluvial)
Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval Marítima y Fluvial) is a Colombian state-owned defense, shipbuilder, and engineering company...
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River island (redirect from Fluvial island)
changes may be caused by interactions with a tributary, or by the opposing fluvial actions of deposition and/or erosion that form a natural cut and meander...
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Fluvioglacial landform (redirect from Glacio-fluvial deposits)
drumlins, plains, and proglacial lakes. Glaciofluvial deposits or Glacio-fluvial sediments consist of boulders, gravel, sand, silt and clay from ice sheets...
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The fluvial shiner (Notropis edwardraneyi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Notropis. It is endemic to the United States, where it is found...
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Uniformitarianism (redirect from Fluvialism)
Uniformitarianism, also known as the Doctrine of Uniformity or the Uniformitarian Principle, is the assumption that the same natural laws and processes...
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC; French: Environnement et Changement climatique Canada) is the department of the Government of Canada responsible...
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Lorenzo, Santa Fe, Barranqueras and San Nicolas de los Arroyos as the main fluvial ports. Some of the largest sea ports are La Plata–Ensenada, Bahía Blanca...
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Stream gradient (section Fluvial erosion)
Stream gradient (or stream slope) is the grade (or slope) of a stream. It is measured by the ratio of drop in elevation and horizontal distance. It is...
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River (category Fluvial landforms)
History of fluvial hydraulics. New Age Publishers. p. 14. ISBN 978-81-224-0815-7. OCLC 34628134. Garde, R.J. (1995). History of fluvial hydraulics. New...
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Channel (geography) (redirect from Fluvial channel)
head and it marks an important boundary between hillslope processes and fluvial processes. The channel head is the most upslope part of a channel network...
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Transport in Argentina (redirect from Fluvial transport in Argentina)
the re-nationalisation of the country's commuter and freight networks. Fluvial transport is mostly used for cargo. Within the urban areas, the main transportation...
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Maritime transport (redirect from Fluvial transport)
Maritime transport (or ocean transport) or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people (passengers) or goods (cargo) via waterways...
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Subaerial unconformity (redirect from Fluvial entrenchment surface)
dissolution processes such as karstification as well as fluvial processes such as fluvial erosion, bypass and river rejuvenation. Subaerial unconformities...
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Tufa (section Fluvial deposits)
macrobiological component, and are highly porous. Tufa forms either in fluvial channels or in lacustrine environments. Ford and Pedley (1996) provide...
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Parque de la Familia (redirect from Parque Fluvial Padre Renato Poblete)
Parque de la Familia ("Family Park", previously known as Parque Fluvial Padre Renato Poblete (Father Renato Poblete River Park); also known as the "Navigable...
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Floodplain (redirect from Fluvial plain)
floodplain, and portions of the abandoned floodplain may be preserved as fluvial terraces. Floodplains support diverse and productive ecosystems. They are...
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