Depression

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A lowland - also called a river lowland - in the sense of geomorphology is an area of ​​the earth's surface that is delimited by two high banks and not closed in itself above sea ​​level with outflow, which has or is still digging into a river terrace through a river or several rivers .

definition

Such depressions are usually flat, elongated depressions in the earth's surface. They are mostly found in extensive plains on the middle and lower reaches of the rivers.

Examples

• Niger in the Massina , Mali , Africa
• Elbe lowlands in central and northern Germany
• Pantanal in Brazil , Bolivia and Paraguay
• Elk lowland , Russia / Lithuania

Web links

Wiktionary: Niederung  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Pina Springer: Analysis of the interaction between surface water and groundwater using the example of a river valley in the north German lowlands. Diploma thesis, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel 2006
• Federal Agency for Nature Conservation: Waters and floodplains - benefits for society. (accessed on September 21, 2015)