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Record 1 2012-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A place of abrupt change in a stream gradient.

CONT

Every stream develops its own gradient and establishes a longitudinal profile. A portion of the stream is designated a graded stream when the stream is adjusted among available discharge, channel characteristics, its velocity, and the load supplied from the drainage basin. An interruption in a stream's longitudinal profile is called a nickpoint. A nickpoint can develop as the stream flows across hard resistant rock or after tectonic uplift episodes.

Key term(s)
  • knick point

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Tout cours d’eau à l’équilibre présente un profil longitudinal caractéristique d’allureconcave. On désigne par le terme de rupture de pente le changement brusque de ce profil. Des indices peuvent être calculés pour quantifier cette irrégularité.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

The longitudinal profile of a graded stream or of one whose smooth gradient at every point is just sufficient to enable the stream to transport the load of sediment made available to it. It is generally regarded as a smooth, parabolic curve, gently concave to the sky, practically flat at the mouth and steepening toward the source; but current thought is that it need not be smooth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Pente du lit de la rivière assurant avec le minimum de travail l'écoulement des eaux et le transport des matériaux. Le travail de la rivière représente un véritable système d'autorégulation où en chaque pente du lit, à chaque instant, un équilibre s'établit entre la force de la rivière (débit et vitesse), sa charge et son lit.

Spanish

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