STREAM PIRACY


Meaning of STREAM PIRACY in English

The process whereby a stream rapidly eroding headward cuts into the divide separating it from another drainage basin, and provides an outlet for a section of a stream in the adjoining valley. The lower portion of the partially diverted stream is called a Beheaded Stream. Also referred to as Stream Capture.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.