Gw Ref Cd |
Gw Ref Nm |
Gw Ref Ds |
A |
Alluvial fan |
Stream deposit of loose rock material where it issues from a narrow mountain valley upon a plain. |
B |
Playa |
Undrained desert basin in which water accumulates and is quickly evaporated. |
C |
Stream channel |
Bed in which a natural stream of water runs. |
D |
Local depression |
An area that has no external surface drainage. |
E |
Dunes |
Mounds and ridges of windblown, or eolian sand. |
F |
Flat surface |
May be part of a larger feature, such as a plateau, plain, or pediment. |
G |
Flood plain |
Smooth land surface adjacent to a river channel that is flooded when the river overflows its banks. |
H |
Hilltop |
Upper part of a hill or ridge above a well-defined break in slope. |
K |
Sinkhole |
Depression that results from the dissolving of soluble rocks and collapse into the solution cavity. |
L |
Lake or Swamp |
Inland lake, swamp, or marsh where the ground may be saturated or water stands above the land surface. |
M |
Mangrove swamp |
Tropical or subtropical marine swamp characterized by abundant mangrove trees. |
O |
Offshore |
Site along a coast or estuary that is continuously submerged. |
P |
Pediment |
Plain of combined erosion and deposition that forms at the foot of a mountain range. |
S |
Hillside |
Sloping side of hill, the area between the hilltop and valley flat. |
T |
Alluvial terrace |
Generally a flat surface, usually parallel to but elevated above a stream valley or coast line. |
U |
Undulating |
Topography is characteristic of areas which have many small depressions and low mounds. |
V |
Valley flat |
Low flat area between the valley walls and bordering a stream channel. |
W |
Upland draw |
Small natural drainageway |