In geomorphology, a stream head cut or simply head cut (alternately headcut) is an erosional feature of some intermittent and perennial streams. Headcuts and headward erosion are hallmarks of unstable expanding drainage features such as actively eroding gullies.
In geomorphology, a stream head cut or simply head cut (alternately headcut) is an erosional feature of some intermittent and perennial streams. Headcuts and headward erosion are hallmarks of unstable expanding drainage features such as actively eroding gullies.
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