Geomorphology
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Types of Water falls- According to the shape and structure
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
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| Types of Waterfalls- According to the shape and structure |
One of the important landscapes of the earth's natural landscapes is the 'waterfall'. Generally, if
the hard and soft rocks lie in the high flows of the river, the soft rocks from
the hard rock become more decayed. As a result, the river flows from the solid
rock to the soft rock that creates the land form, it is called waterfall. Also,
if the steep grounds, landslides, etc. are located on the river or stream of
water, waterfalls are created.
According to the shape
and structure, the waterfall is divided into the following categories –
1. Rapid waterfall: - If
the high-lying rock is elevated on the path of the river, then it is called
Rapid waterfall, due to its tilt, which is caused by the storm. Example - Inga
Rapid (Congo River). The water
produced in the river due to Rapid is called White Water.
2. Cataract Waterfall: -
With Rapid, a lot of water-soluble, strong waterfall is called cataract
waterfalls. Examples - Victoria Falls (Zambia - Zimbabwe).
3. Block Waterfall: - In
broad rivers, less powerful than cataract, greater width than length is known
as block waterfalls. Examples - Rhine Falls (Switzerland).
4. Cascade Waterfall: -
The waterfall that occurs like a small stepped staircase, like a staircase on
an uneven granite, is called Cascade Falls. Example - Kepler Cascade (USA).
5. Tiered Waterfall: - On
multiple landslides, when there are several major steps in the same waterfalls,
then they are called Tiered waterfalls. Examples - Alexander Falls (Canada).
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6. Plunge Waterfall: -
When a water of a waterfall caused by a narrow river falls into the horizontal
thrust, it associated landslide rocks fall down without touching the rock, it
is called Plunge waterfall. Examples - Angel Falls (Venezuela).
7. Multi Step Waterfall:
- When any water falls into several branches of the same size, each branch
falls on its own frogs, then it is called a Multi-Step Waterfall. Example -
Fukuroda Waterfall (Japan).
8. Chute Waterfall: - When
the water falls below the surface through a vertical and narrow gap, it is
called Chute waterfall. Example - Egan Chute Falls (Canada)
9. Fan Waterfall: - When
a water falls in a waterfowl on the ground floor, it is like a fan-shaped, it
is called a fan-shaped waterfall. Example - Nelson Falls (Australia)
10. Horsetail Waterfall:
- When a water falls in the water almost always, with the collision of the
landlord rocks vertically, like a horse's tail, it is called horsetail
waterfall. Examples - Hawking Falls (South Africa).
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