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How Waterfalls Retreat and Carve Deep Gorges

A river’s upper course is often steep, so vertical erosion can shape its channel. This lesson follows a waterfall as its position changes and a gorge develops behind it. How can a waterfall retreat upstream while the river continues flowing downstream?

How Waterfalls Retreat and Carve Deep Gorges

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