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Point on a stream's profile where a sudden change in stream gradient occurs
In geomorphology, a knickpoint or nickpoint (from the German Knick, a sharp turn) is part of a river or channel where there is a sharp change in channel
Knickpoint
Erosion process in geomorphology
when a downstream knickpoint erodes its way upstream to a lake which establishes base level for its tributaries. When the knickpoint reaches the lake,
River_rejuvenation
Feature of a stream bed
Headcuts are a type of knickpoint that, as the name indicates, occur at the head (upstream extent) of a channel. The knickpoint, where a head cut begins
Stream_head_cut
Body of surface water flowing down a channel
fall of water where the stream goes over a sudden drop called a knickpoint; some knickpoints are formed by erosion when water flows over an especially resistant
Stream
Waterfall on the Subarnarekha River in Jharkhand, India
as a bathing place. Hundru Falls is an example of a knickpoint, caused by rejuvenation. A knickpoint, also called a nick point or simply nick, represents
Hundru_Falls
Depression at the base of a waterfall
water flows. Where softer or fractured rock has been eroded back to a knickpoint, water continues to bombard its base. Because this rock is often less
Plunge_pool
U-shaped lake or pool left by an ancient river meander
migration River mouth Slip-off slope Stream pool Thalweg Bedrock river Canyon Knickpoint Plunge pool Bedforms Ait Antidune Dune Current ripple Regional processes
Oxbow_lake
Very gently sloping inclined bedrock surface
with an angle of 15° to nearly vertical. This creates a well-defined knickpoint at the base of the higher terrain. The lower part of the pediment may
Pediment_(geology)
Lowest limit for erosion processes
in base level can trigger re-adjustments in river profiles including knickpoint migration and abandonment of terraces leaving them "hanging". Base level
Base_level
Land adjacent to a water body which is flooded during periods of high water
migration River mouth Slip-off slope Stream pool Thalweg Bedrock river Canyon Knickpoint Plunge pool Bedforms Ait Antidune Dune Current ripple Regional processes
Floodplain
River in the Mid-Atlantic United States
Rapids Scott's Run Scott's Run Nature Preserve Stubblefield Rapids and Knickpoint (paleo falls ~200 kya) End of Mather Gorge American Legion/Cabin John
Potomac_River
River bar in middle of river mouth
migration River mouth Slip-off slope Stream pool Thalweg Bedrock river Canyon Knickpoint Plunge pool Bedforms Ait Antidune Dune Current ripple Regional processes
Mouth_bar
Rapid abandonment of a river channel and formation of a new channel
migration River mouth Slip-off slope Stream pool Thalweg Bedrock river Canyon Knickpoint Plunge pool Bedforms Ait Antidune Dune Current ripple Regional processes
Avulsion_(river)
Steep-sided coastal gorge in central southern England
combination of geology, stream volume, and coastal recession rate creates a knickpoint, usually starting at a waterfall at the cliff edge, that initiates rapid
Chine
Deep and slow-moving stretch of a watercourse
migration River mouth Slip-off slope Stream pool Thalweg Bedrock river Canyon Knickpoint Plunge pool Bedforms Ait Antidune Dune Current ripple Regional processes
Stream_pool
Waterfall on the Coca River in Ecuador
basalt layer rested atop the loose material below. At this point, the knickpoint became relatively stable, with the overhanging basalt protecting the loose
San_Rafael_Falls
Rivers rising from chalk bedrock
Debris flow Deposition Dissolved load Downcutting Erosion Headward erosion Knickpoint Palaeochannel Progradation Retrogradation Saltation Secondary flow Sediment
Chalk_stream
Lake, whose basins formed as river drainage backed up behind rising knickpoints. The lakes and waterways of the Llanos de Moxos have been modified by
List of lakes in Beni Department
List_of_lakes_in_Beni_Department
Species of fish
have been prevented from upstream dispersal in the geologic past by knickpoints, or sharp changes in the channel bed slope, in the Luvua river. This
Hydrocynus_goliath
Debris flow Deposition Dissolved load Downcutting Erosion Headward erosion Knickpoint Palaeochannel Progradation Retrogradation Saltation Secondary flow Sediment
List of countries and dependencies without rivers
List_of_countries_and_dependencies_without_rivers
River that runs through mountains
Debris flow Deposition Dissolved load Downcutting Erosion Headward erosion Knickpoint Palaeochannel Progradation Retrogradation Saltation Secondary flow Sediment
Mountain_river
Storage space for water
therefore reduce productivity. The dams in front of reservoirs act as knickpoints-the energy of the water falling from them reduces and deposition is a
Reservoir
Waterfall on the Snake River, Idaho
layers comprising the surrounding Snake River Plain, creating a natural knickpoint that resists water erosion. The falls themselves were created quite suddenly
Shoshone_Falls
Chine on the Isle of Wight
soft Cretaceous rocks. It leads from the 190 foot high clifftop to a knickpoint approximately one third of way down the cliff face above Chale Bay beach
New_Chine
faces of a hanging valley, coastal cliff, or any other escarpment or knickpoint. They may be permanent or ephemeral; many alpine waterfalls form seasonally
Glossary of geography terms (N–Z)
Glossary_of_geography_terms_(N–Z)
Type of aquatic ecosystem with flowing freshwater
Debris flow Deposition Dissolved load Downcutting Erosion Headward erosion Knickpoint Palaeochannel Progradation Retrogradation Saltation Secondary flow Sediment
River_ecosystem
Static accumulation of sea ice rubble
Asbury, J.L., Rearic, D.M. & Ross, C.R. (1987). Ice erosion of a sea-floor knickpoint at the inner edge of the stamukhi zone, Beaufort Sea, Alaska. Marine Geology
Stamukha
to simulate propagating incision pulses creating discontinuities or knickpoints in the river profile. Commonly used first order finite difference methods
Stream_power_law
primarily in areas of Dutch influence in the northeastern United States. knickpoint 1. A point of abrupt inflection in the longitudinal profile of a river
Glossary of geography terms (A–M)
Glossary_of_geography_terms_(A–M)
Structure that lowers elevation of water in a controlled fashion
Coastal management, to prevent coastal erosion and creation of beach Knickpoint Sill (geology) Weir Mark Hunter (11 April 2006). "Drop Structure Selection
Drop_structure
money" or "necessity money" Takt Wirtschaftswunder Hinterland Inselberg Knickpoint (German Knickpunkt, from knicken "to bend sharply, fold, kink"), a point
List of German expressions in English
List_of_German_expressions_in_English
Limestone gorge in Texas, US
streamlined islands), other formations (such as the inner channels, knickpoints and terraces) have traditionally been interpreted through the “long ago
Canyon_Lake_Gorge
Waterfall in Wisconsin
(Wisconsin-Minnesota). The structure of the Cascade Falls has an undercutting knickpoint. The knick point is created by the flow and splash of water, which will
Cascade_Falls_(Osceola)
attributed to fold kinematics, rate of uplift and sedimentation rate. A knickpoint is a morphological term for a section of a present or abandoned river
3D_fold_evolution
Chine on the Isle of Wight
the 190 feet high clifftop next to the Isle of Wight coastal path to a knickpoint approximately halfway down the cliff face above Chale Bay beach. The name
Walpen_Chine
Species of freshwater red algae
settling and development of Hildenbrandia. Therefore, it often occurs on knickpoints, boulders, gravel, as well as on artificial substrates like the infrastructure
Hildenbrandia_rivularis
Geological structure below Colorado
of the San Juan Mountains may be linked to the Aspen anomaly. River knickpoints in Gore Canyon and Black Canyon may mark the point at which the rivers
Aspen_anomaly
Chine on the Isle of Wight
soft Cretaceous rocks. It leads from the 190 foot high clifftop to a knickpoint approximately halfway down the cliff face above Chale Bay beach. The Chine
Ladder_Chine
Valley in the Western Tatras, Poland
shaping. The valley features three distinct levels separated by rocky knickpoints: The first level comprises Niżnia and Wyżnia Miętusia Rówień, The second
Miętus_Valley
Village in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland
to Baligród, a hard-to-access natural monument is found, a series of knickpoints on the Hoczewka. The oldest sign of human habitation in Hoczew is a gorod
Hoczew
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