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Definition
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steephead - a steep-sided valley in karst, generally short, ending abruptly upstream where a stream emerges or formerly did so.
Gillieson, 1996
2.
Pocket valleys (or steepheads) are the reverse of blind valleys, since they occur in association with large springs close to the margins of karst areas.
Gunn, 2004
3.
steephead : A deeply cut valley, generally short, terminating at its upslope end in an amphitheater, at the foot of which a stream may emerge.
Monroe, 1970
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Frame
| LOCATION | in association with large springs close to the margins of karst areas |
| where a stream emerges or formerly did so | |
| FORM | ending abruptly upstream |
| steep-sided | |
| terminating at its upslope end in an amphitheater | |
| deeply cut | |
| COMPOSITION | in karst |
| SIZE | generally short |
| FUNCTION | at the foot of which a stream may emerge |
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