incised meanders

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• Meander — For other uses, see Meander (disambiguation). A hypothetical stream bed following a tilted valley. The maximum gradient is along the down valley axis represented by a hypothetical straight channel. Meanders develop, which lengthen the course of… …   Wikipedia

• meander — meanderer, n. meanderingly, adv. /mee an deuhr/, v.i. 1. to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. 2. to wander aimlessly; ramble: The talk meandered on. v.t. 3. Survey. to define the margin of… …   Universalium

• Meander — /mee an deuhr/, n. ancient name of the Menderes. * * * Extreme U bend in a stream, usually occurring in a series, that is caused by flow characteristics of the water. Meanders form in stream deposited sediments and may stack up upstream of an… …   Universalium

• Goosenecks State Park — is located near the southern border of the state of Utah in the western United States. It overlooks a deep meander of the San Juan River. Millions of years ago, the Monument Upwarp forced the river to carve incised meanders over 1,000 feet (305… …   Wikipedia

• Finke River — The Finke River is one of the largest rivers in central Australia. It’s source is in the Northern Territory s MacDonnell Ranges, and the name Finke River is first applied at the confluence of the Davenport and Ormiston Creeks, just north of Glen… …   Wikipedia

• Geography of Missouri — Physiographic map of Missouri (Legend) Courtesy USGS Missouri, a state near the geographical center of the United States, has three distinct physiographic divisions: * a north western upland plain or prairie region part of the Interior Plains… …   Wikipedia

• Gasconade River — The Gasconade River is about 280 miles (450 km) long[1] and is located in central and south central Missouri in the United States.[2] The Gasconade River begins in the Ozarks southeast of Hartville in Wright County and flows generally north… …   Wikipedia

• Duncombe Park — circa 1829 Type Stately Home Proprietor Baron Feversham Managed by Feversham Estate …   Wikipedia

• Dinosaur National Monument — a national monument in NE Utah and NW Colorado: site of prehistoric animal fossils. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km). * * * National preserve, northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah, U.S. It was set aside in 1915 to preserve rich fossil beds that… …   Universalium

• Vltava River — German Moldau River, Czech Republic. The Czech Republic s longest river, it flows 270 mi (435 km). The river rises in southwestern Bohemia from two headstreams in the Bohemian Forest. It flows first southeast, then north across Bohemia and… …   Universalium

• Craig Creek — Origin Virginia Basin countries United States Craig Creek is an 84 mile long (135 km)[1] tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It flows through the Ridge and Valley Ap …   Wikipedia