Stream head cut
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Stream head cut
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In geomorphology, a stream head cut or simply head cut is an erosional feature of some intermittent and perennial streams. Headcuts and headward erosion are hallmarks of unstable expanding drainage features such as actively eroding gullies. Headcuts are a type of knickpoint that, as the name indicates, occur at the head of a channel. The knickpoint, where a head cut begins, can be as small as an overly-steep riffle zone or as a large as a waterfall. When it is not flowing, the head cut will rese
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Feature of a stream bed
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_head_cut
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2023-12-04T05:00:40Z
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