River capture is a dramatic natural process of internal competition through which
mountainous landscapes evolve and respond to perturbations in tectonics and climate …

We use unique fluvial gravel deposits preserved atop a regional drainage divide to confirm
the role of stream capture in driving∼ 250 m of incision in the transient Roanoke River basin …

Rivers can respond to local surface uplift or depositional blockage by incision of a narrow
channel, but the resulting gorges are often temporary features. Although fluvial downcutting …

Abstract Changes in river channel erosion or deposition affect the geomorphic evolution,
aquatic ecosystems, and river regulation strategies. Fluvial processes are determined by the …

River piracy—the diversion of the headwaters of one stream into another one—can
dramatically change the routing of water and sediment, with a profound effect on landscape …

Landscape evolution is controlled by the development and organization of drainage basins.
As a landscape evolves, drainage reorganization events can occur via river capture or …

Introduction River networks, the backbone of most landscapes on Earth, collect and
transport water, sediment, organic matter, and nutrients from upland mountain regions to the …

One of the most dramatic events in river environments is the natural diversion, or avulsion, of
a channel across its floodplain. Though rarely witnessed, avulsions can cause massive …

Although equilibrium has long been considered the attractor state for landscapes, the time
required to reach equilibrium or even the possibility of reaching equilibrium is still debated …

The eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau represents one of the morphologically most active
regions on Earth, where the interplay of recent crustal deformation and subsequent fluvial …