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noun
- 1. a broad slope of alluvial material at the foot of an escarpment.
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noun. ba· ja· da. variants or less commonly bahada. bəˈhädə. plural -s. 1. Southwest : a steep curved descending road or trail. 2. : a broad alluvial slope extending from the base of a mountain range out into a basin and formed by coalescence of separate alluvial fans.
Bajada definition: an alluvial plain formed at the base of a mountain by the coalescing of several alluvial fans.. See examples of BAJADA used in a sentence.
Oct 31, 2017 · Bajada is a continuous, gently sloping fringe of angular scree, coarse and gravel sand around the margins of an inland basin, or along the mountain range base, in a semi-arid region.
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Bajadas are the shallow slopes that lie at the base of the rocky mountains, where the material gets accumulated from the weathering of the rocks. The bajadas typically have a mixture of sand, gravels, boulders, and silt particles, forming a deep and complex soil structure that holds water and supports rich vegetation.
When a stream slopes downwards, it picks up sediments along with the other material. As the stream comes up from a mountain front, the sediments that are carried begin to be deposited, such that the rough deposits are deposited at the base and the finer deposits arranged outwards in a fan - shape away from the mountain base. The sediments are furth...
Bajadas are moderately sloping depositional plains located between playa and pediments. They are commonly found in dry climates ( for example the Southwest US) where the flash flood deposits remain over time. Bajada is also commonly found in wetter climates where streams are almost constantly depositing sediments.
Bajadas below the Hexie Mountains can be seen from Joshua Tree National park.Bajadas are found on both sides of Death valley (north of Stopevilles Wells), more well developed on the Panamint Range side.A bajada is generally composed of gravel alluvium and even has larger rocks interbedded in it.Pyara lake is found between the Bajadas and pediments.A bajada consists of a series of coalescing alluvial fans along a mountain front. These fan-shaped deposits form by the deposition of sediment within a stream onto flat land at the base of a mountain.
noun. rugby Union a scrummaging technique, developed in Argentina, in which all eight forwards in a pack drive forward low and hard. Origin of bajada. 1. C20: from Spanish bajar to go down.
bajada, broad slope of debris spread along the lower slopes of mountains by descending streams, usually found in arid or semiarid climates; the term was adopted because of its use in the U.S. Southwest. A bajada is often formed by the coalescing of several alluvial fans.
