swell-and-swale topography

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• swell-and-swale topography —    A local scale topography composed of small, well rounded hillocks and shallow, closed depressions irregularly spaced across low relief ground moraine (slopes generally 2 6 %); the effect is a subdued, irregularly undulating surface that is… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• swale —     a) A shallow, open depression in unconsolidated materials which lacks a defined channel but can funnel overland or subsurface flow into a drainageway. Soils in swales tend to be moister and thicker (cumulic) compared to surrounding soils.… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• swell —    (not recommended)    refer to swell and swale topography …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms