DEFINITION OF TERRACE

Any long, narrow, and relatively flat or gently

inclined surface that is narrower than a plain and bounded

by an ascending slope on one side and a descending slope on

the other side. Terraces form in a variety of different settings.

River terraces are found in many valleys as elevated surfaces

on a single side or both sides of the present river and floodplain

surfaces and mark a former higher level of the river sys-BC

tem. Rivers and streams may downcut through older terraces

for a variety of reasons, including climatically influenced

changes in discharge, or uplift of the river valley and slopes

causing a change in the river profile. Coastal or beach terraces

are constructional surfaces that slope seaward (or lakeward)

and are built by sedimentary deposits. Coastal terraces

denote uplift of the land surface or lowering of sea levels.

See also BEACH; RIVER SYSTEM.

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