Downcutting
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title:
Downcutting
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Downcutting, also called erosional downcutting, downward erosion or vertical erosion, is a geological process by hydraulic action that deepens the channel of a stream or valley by removing material from the stream's bed or the valley's floor. The speed of downcutting depends on the stream's base level, the lowest point to which the stream can erode. Sea level is the ultimate base level, but many streams have a higher "temporary" base level because they empty into another body of water that is ab
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Process of deepening a stream channel by erosion of the bottom material
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downcutting
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2023-11-16T08:24:05Z
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