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RIVER CAPTURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

Stream capture, also known as river capture or stream piracy, occurs when a river or stream bed is diverted and the water flows down another channel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Détournement naturel de la partie amont d'un cours d'eau vers un cours d'eau voisin dont le premier devient l'affluent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Captación del caudal de un curso de agua, generalmente en su parte alta, hacia otro curso de agua vecino debido a la erosión regresiva de este último.

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