Definition
A flood-incised chute or floodplain channel that evolves into the dominant conveyor of river discharge (Constantine et al. 2010).
Category
A type of meander cutoff.
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Description
A new channel section along a swale between point bars (Stolum 1996).
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Lóczy, D. (2015). Cutoff Chute. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_94
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