Topographic break glossary and government resources

Topographic break : a distinct change in the slope of the land. [Ministry of Forests -- Government of British Columbia]

FEMA: Flood Hazard Mapping -- Guidelines for Determining Flood ...
An alluvial fan is a sedimentary deposit located at a topographic break such as the base of a mountain front, escarpment, or valley side,

Shorelines of the state
If there is an obvious topographic break from the elevation of the waterbody (excluding natural or man-made berms), the wetland is probably not

Geologic Map of the Woodland Quadrangle, Clark and Cowlitz ...
The southwestern margin of the Portland Basin is a well-defined topographic break along the base of the Tualatin Mountains, an asymmetric anticlinal

GIS Associated Table vqo.pat - c154
...fg, Foreground, from viewer position to 0.25 miles away or to the first topographic break. mg, Middleground, from 0.25 miles to 5 miles away,

Regional Ecosystem Office
Okanogan NF Doe Timber Sale RR boundary is being relocated to follow a topographic break to meet multiple objectives; result overall is minor,

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