valley floors
Lowlands between ridges
The floor of a valley is its lowest, flattest part—the bottom land between slopes.
Valley floors typically contain rivers or streams and offer the most fertile, accessible terrain: Farms spread across the valley floor.
The town was built on the valley floor where two rivers met.
- alluviumWater-deposited loose sediment
- riverbedFloor beneath flowing water
- river bottomFloor beneath flowing water
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- basinConcave water receptacle
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- Terrain Analysisslope, contour, gradient, aspect, curvature
- winter range
- flat surfacestables, shelves, plains, plateaus, mesas
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- mountain mapstopo maps, contour lines, elevation maps, relief maps, terrain maps
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Highest elevations of ranges
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valley floorsridgetops
Uppermost lines of hills
mountain ridges · divides · watersheds · hillcrests · spurs
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