- abandoned meander
- Макаров: меандровая старица
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
abandoned meander
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Meander — For other uses, see Meander (disambiguation). A hypothetical stream bed following a tilted valley. The maximum gradient is along the down valley axis represented by a hypothetical straight channel. Meanders develop, which lengthen the course of… … Wikipedia
meander belt — The zone within which migration of a meandering channel occurs; the flood plain area included between two imaginary lines drawn tangential to the outer bends of active channel loops. Landform components of the meander belt surface are produced … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
meander scar — a) A crescent shaped, concave or linear mark on the face of a bluff or valley wall, produced by the lateral erosion of a meandering stream which impinged upon and undercut the bluff; if it’s no longer adjacent to the modern stream channel it… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Meander scar — Spectacular meander scars, oxbow lakes and abandoned meanders in the broad flood plain of the Rio Negro, Argentina. 2010 astronaut photo from ISS. A meander scar, occasionally meander scarp,[1] is a geological feature f … Wikipedia
meander scroll — a) One of a series of long, parallel, close fitting, crescent shaped ridges and troughs formed along the inner bank of a stream meander as the channel migrated laterally down valley and toward the outer bank. Compare: meander belt, point… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Oxbow lake — Songhua River, northeast China. Swirls and curves, showing paths the river once took, as well as oxbow lakes, are easily seen in this satellite photo. An oxbow lake is a U shaped body of water formed when a wide meander from the main stem of a… … Wikipedia
Sof Omar Caves — At 15.1 km (9.5 miles) long, Sof Omar Cave is the longest cave in Ethiopia; sources claim it is the longest system of caves in Africa [ [http://www.oromiagov.org/Nattraction.asp Natural Attractions Oromia State government website] ] and ranks as… … Wikipedia
oxbow lake — Small lake located in a former meander loop of a river or stream channel. It is generally formed as a river cuts through a meander neck to shorten its course, blocks off the old channel, and then migrates away from the lake. If only one loop is… … Universalium
Rincon — Rincón , Spanish for corner , may refer to: * Rincon (meadow) * Rincon (abandoned meander) * Rincon (surfspot), a surf spot located at the Ventura and Santa Barbara County line in Southern California, USAPlaces;Argentina *Rincón (Catamarca),… … Wikipedia
Harrison Spring — thumb|300px|Harrison Spring38°14 40 N86°13 29 W Harrison Spring is the name of the largest spring in the state of Indiana. It is located in west central Harrison County, near the Blue River and just north of White Cloud. The SpringA portion of… … Wikipedia
rincón — noun a) meadow on south facing upper slopes of a mountain b) abandoned meander … Wiktionary
