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2.4.1.8 Stream Piracy and Beheading

Stream Piracy or stream capture is the natural diversion of the headwater of one stream into the channel of another stream having greater erosional activity.

A decapitated stream or beheaded stream refers to the lower part of a stream whose headwaters have been captured by another stream. In some cases, decapitation may be accomplished by other geologic mechanisms, such as faulting.


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