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In forceExplanation about terraces
Part 1Preliminary
Division 2Watercourse identification and outer bank location
Subdivision 2Supporting provisions
12 Explanation about terraces
(1)
Schedule 1 includes a number of references to terraces.
(2)
A reference to a terrace, in relation to a valley drained by a watercourse, is intended as a reference to an abandoned floodplain that is situated above an active floodplain associated with the watercourse.
(3)
A terrace is formed when floodplains are abandoned during down-cutting into the valley floor by base level change in the form of tectonic activity, by shifts in sediment load or by changes in the flow regime of the watercourse.
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