Sediments (sand with gravel) laid down by older (10,000 to million years ago) rivers and visible as flattened areas a few metres above the present river level.
A horizontal or nearly horizontal natural or artificial topographic feature interrupting a steeper SLOPE, sometimes occurring in a series.
A broad channel, bench, or embankment constructed across the slope to intercept runoff and detain or channel it to protected outlets, thereby reducing erosion from agricultural areas.
A raised bank of earth having vertical and sloping sides. Terraces are constructed to follow the contour of the land and to enable rain and snow water to remain on the land rather than run down slopes and cause soil erosion. Terraces are a conservation practice to keep soil and water on the land.
A broad surface running along the contour. It can be a natural phenomenon or specially constructed to intercept runoff, thereby preventing erosion and conserving moisture. Sometimes they are built to provide adequate rooting depths for plants.
A relatively fiat area lying between the various levels of bench gravels.
An embankment, or ridge, constructed across sloping soils on the contour or at a slight angle to the contour. The terrace intercepts surface runoff so that water soaks into the soil or flows slowly to a prepared outlet.
An old alluvial plain, ordinarily flat or undulating, bordering a river, a lake, or the sea.
1). Bench-like portions of a former flat river floodplain left at higher levels by the downcutting action of a river; alluvial terraces and river terraces are generally considered as synonymous.2). An artificially leveled field or series of fields made on sloping land.
The elevated surface of an older floodplain into which a younger floodplain had cut down.
Terrace - A former floodplain underlain by sediment deposited by a stream when the stream was flowing at a higher level; typically forming a relatively level bench along a valley side adjacent to a recent floodplain.
An embankment or channel built across a slope, approximately on the contour, to prevent water off-run.
a relatively level bench or step-like surface breaking the continuity of a slope.
A "high" row made with the turning plow, by plowing back and forth while always throwing the dirt to the row. Done on sloping or hilly ground to prevent soil erosion by water (heavy rains, etc,.).
A relatively level step constructed in the face of a slope, for drainage and maintenance purposes.
An abandoned flood plain formed when a stream flowed at a level above the level of its present channel and flood plain.
A long, narrow, level surface built by deposition or erosion. ( photo)
a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
a ledge cut in the hill side
an earthen embankment constructed across a slope to trap and store water runoff or transport water to a non-erodible outlet
a series of deep, shallow steps for standing on with a series of rails for leaning on when watching the game and somewhere nearby there is always a pie stall
A step-like landform above a stream and its floodplain representing a former, abandoned floodplain of a stream.
Ridges of soil built across the slope to slow the runoff of water.
A nearly flat strip of land with a sloping descent at the edges
A level narrow plain usually with a steep front resulting from a stream cutting into its broad valley floor.
a soil conservation practice in which ridges or steps are built on slopes to slow down runoff and increase soil moisture
A level or nearly level strip of land, usually narrow and bordering the sea, a lake or river, lying between a slope upwards to hills on one side and a slope, often abrupt, downwards on the other.
an alluvial deposit on a flat area of a river or former riverbank. Also known as a bench placer.
an old alluvial floodplain, usually level, that borders a river, a lake or the sea, and is higher than a modern floodplain
An abandoned Floodplain, due to river incision or downcutting, etc
Step-like landform consisting of a flat tread and a steep riser, commonly of fluvial (river), lacrustine (lake), or marine origin.
an approximately level area or bench constructed on a slope
a level and ordinarily narrow plain usually with a steep front bordering a river or lake, but often above the primary floodplain in the landscape.
(Latin terre=earth). A flat area of earth, often supported by a retaining wall.
An embankment, ridge, or leveled strip constructed across sloping soils on the contour, or at right angle to the slope. The terrace intercepts surface runoff so that it can soak into the soil or flow slowly to a prepared outlet, decreasing rates of soil erosion.
Level or near-level area of land, generally above a river or ocean and separated from it by a steeper slope. A river terrace is made by the river at some time in the past when the river flowed at a higher level. It A terrace may be made of river deposits such as gravel or sand, or it could be cut by the river on bedrock. A glacial terrace or outwash terrace is similar but is formed by a stream or river from a glacier upstream.
Flat elevated surface features within or adjacent to the active floodplain that consist of remnants of former floodplains or planer surfaces of fluvial erosion; These features are left stranded above the floodplain during periods of active incision or downcutting by the stream. They are most prominently preserved when the rate of downcutting exceeds the rate of lateral migration and erosion of the stream channel across its floodplain.
( terrasse) a flat level of land, often a component of a series of step-like flat levels on a slope.
an embankment, or combination of an embankment and channel, constructed across a slope to control erosion by diverting or storing surface runoff instead of permitting it to flow uninterrupted down the slope.
A flat, steplike surface above the floodplain in a stream valley, marking a former floodplain that existed at the higher level before regional uplift or an increase in discharge caused the stream to erode into the former floodplain.
a stair-step like feature, which can be very large, consisting of a riser- the steep part, and a tread, the flat part. South of Clam Gulch, where glaciers from across Cook Inlet or Kachemak Bay abutted the Caribou Hills, then receded, they left behind a long series of terraced moraines.
a raised flat area usually with a well-defined edge
sloping ground cut into a succession of benches to control surface run-off, minimize soil erosion and assist revegetation.
A depression across the face of a steep hillside that slows the flow of surface water and minimizes soil erosion.
French terrassa "stepped area" Stepped area, which is made by fresh water, which slams into the rock of cushion or into the stream deposit dumped on its own.
benchlike or flat-topped land surface within a major river valley and above the level of the valley floor. Often a series of terraces within a valley form steps on the valley sides. Terraces may be erosional or depositional.
a relatively flat horizontal or gently inclined surface, sometimes long and narrow, which is bounded by a steeper ascending slope on one side and by a steep descending slope onthe opposite side TERU
A horizontal flat area of ground, often one of a series on a slope.
A nearly level surface or bench bordering a steep slope, such as a stream terrace or wave-cut terrace.
a series of flat platforms of soil on the side of a hill, rising one above the other.
An elevated surface above the existing level of a floodplain or shore that is created by stream or ocean wave erosion.
In agriculture, a terrace is a leveled section of a hilly cultivated area, designed as a method of soil conservation to slow or prevent the rapid surface runoff of irrigation water. Often such land is formed into multiple terraces, giving a stepped appearance. The human landscapes of rice cultivation in terraces that follow the natural contours of the escarpments like contour plowing is a classic feature of the island of Bali and the Banaue Rice Terraces in Benguet, Philippines.