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Definitions for "Knickpoint"
Keywords:  waterfall, abrupt, longitudinal, gradient, erosion
Related Terms: Terrace, Gully, Bank, Headward erosion, Chute, Rille, Alluvial fan, Landform, Fall, Swale, Gully erosion, Ravine, Escarpment, Pediment, Gorge, Upland, Peneplain, Canyon, Hanging valley, Bolson, Bajada, Scarp, Basin, Valley, Couloir, Levee, Meandering, Coulee, Badlands, Fault scarp, Inselberg, Meander, Cuesta, Arroyo, Hogback, Disappearing stream, Gulch, Rift valley, Waterfall, Rill erosion, Plain, Bottomland, Valley, Gradient, Declivity, Natural levee, Rill, Cliff, Dip slope, Thalweg
An abrupt change in slope. A point on a stream profile where a change in gradient occurs. This could be caused by a change in underlying bedrock or bedrock structure.
geology.com
A point of significant or abrupt change stream gradient, often attributed to headward erosion related to baselevel change or tectonic uplift
niu.edu
a point of abrupt change or inflection in the longitudinal profile of a stream or of its valley. It is usually a waterfall or a set of rapids.
tc.umn.edu
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Keywords:  landslide
landslide
soils.usda.gov
Keywords:  nickpoint, british, spelling, see
(British spelling) See nickpoint.
physicalgeography.net