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{{short description|Water runoff from a smaller place to a larger one}}
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A '''debouch''' is a geographic term describing where a body of water pours forth from a narrow opening. Some examples are where a [[stream]] emerges from a narrow place like a [[Defile (geography)|defile]] into open country or a wider space; a [[creek]] joins a [[river]]; or a stream flows into a lake.
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[[File:Iss016e019375.jpg|thumb|The port and city are the southern terminus of the [[Suez Canal]], which flows through Egypt and debouches into the [[Gulf of Suez]] near [[Port Tawfiq]]]]

In [[hydrology]], a '''debouch''' (or '''debouche''') is a place where [[surface runoff|runoff]] from a small, confined space [[discharge (hydrology)|discharges]] into a larger, broader [[body of water]]. The word is derived from the French verb ''déboucher'' ({{IPA-fr|debuʃe|lang}}), which means "to unblock, to clear". The term also has a military usage.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ma |first=Yanxia |url=https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539616757/ |title=Continental Shelf Sediment Transport and Depositional Processes on an Energetic, Active Margin: the Waiapu River Shelf, New Zealand |date=2009 |pages=2, 19 |doi=10.25773/v5-8w3d-wz58}}</ref>

==Geology==
In fluvial geomorphology, a debouch is a place where runoff from a small, confined space emerges into a larger, broader space. Common examples are when a stream runs into a river or when a river runs into an ocean. Debouching can generate massive amounts of sediment transport. When a narrow stream travels down a mountain pass into a basin, an [[alluvial fan]] will form from the mass deposit of the sediment. The four largest rivers (the [[Amazon River|Amazon]], the [[Ganges]], the [[Yangtze]] and the [[Yellow River|Yellow]]) are responsible for 20% of the global discharge of sediment in to the oceans by debouches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=debouch as a noun |url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/47918?rskey=Lfbkiz&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid |access-date=2012-10-10 |website=Oxford English Dictionary}}</ref>

==Geography==
In [[fluvial]] [[geography]], a debouch is a place where a body of water pours forth from a narrow opening. Some examples are: where a [[river]] or [[stream]] emerges from a narrow constraining [[landform]], such as a [[Defile (geography)|defile]], into open country or a wider space; a [[Creek (stream)|creek]] joins a [[river]]; or a stream flows into a lake.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Martha S. |date=May–June 2000 |title=River Rules: The Nature of Streams |url=http://www.forester.net/ec_0005_river.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050101180523/http://www.forester.net/ec_0005_river.html |archive-date=2005-01-01 |magazine=Erosion Control Magazine |page=5}}</ref>

==Military==
In [[military]] usage of debouch: as a noun, a [[fortification]] at the end of a [[defile (geography)|defile]] is sometimes known as a debouch; and as a verb, soldiers emerging from a narrow space and spreading out are also said to "debouch".<ref>{{Cite web |title=debouch as a verb |url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/47919#eid7298094 |access-date=2012-10-10 |website=Oxford English Dictionary}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Fluvial landforms of streams]]
*[[Region of freshwater influence]]


In military usage, a fortification at the end of a defile is sometimes known as a debouch.<ref>[[Oxford English Dictionary]] debouch, as a verb and a noun.</ref> Soldiers emerging from a narrow space are also said to "debouch."
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Latest revision as of 15:42, 29 May 2024

The port and city are the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, which flows through Egypt and debouches into the Gulf of Suez near Port Tawfiq

In hydrology, a debouch (or debouche) is a place where runoff from a small, confined space discharges into a larger, broader body of water. The word is derived from the French verb déboucher (French: [debuʃe]), which means "to unblock, to clear". The term also has a military usage.[1]

Geology[edit]

In fluvial geomorphology, a debouch is a place where runoff from a small, confined space emerges into a larger, broader space. Common examples are when a stream runs into a river or when a river runs into an ocean. Debouching can generate massive amounts of sediment transport. When a narrow stream travels down a mountain pass into a basin, an alluvial fan will form from the mass deposit of the sediment. The four largest rivers (the Amazon, the Ganges, the Yangtze and the Yellow) are responsible for 20% of the global discharge of sediment in to the oceans by debouches.[2]

Geography[edit]

In fluvial geography, a debouch is a place where a body of water pours forth from a narrow opening. Some examples are: where a river or stream emerges from a narrow constraining landform, such as a defile, into open country or a wider space; a creek joins a river; or a stream flows into a lake.[3]

Military[edit]

In military usage of debouch: as a noun, a fortification at the end of a defile is sometimes known as a debouch; and as a verb, soldiers emerging from a narrow space and spreading out are also said to "debouch".[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ma, Yanxia (2009). Continental Shelf Sediment Transport and Depositional Processes on an Energetic, Active Margin: the Waiapu River Shelf, New Zealand. pp. 2, 19. doi:10.25773/v5-8w3d-wz58.
  2. ^ "debouch as a noun". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Martha S. (May–June 2000). "River Rules: The Nature of Streams". Erosion Control Magazine. p. 5. Archived from the original on January 1, 2005.
  4. ^ "debouch as a verb". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved October 10, 2012.

External links[edit]

  • "debouch". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
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