
1) Geological process
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Downcutting, also called erosional downcutting, downward erosion or vertical erosion is a geological process that deepens the channel of a stream or valley by removing material from the stream`s bed or the valley`s floor. The speed of downcutting depends on the stream`s base level, the lowest point to which the stream can erode. Sea level is th......
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