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when upper Great Lakes water bypassed the site (Tinkler et al., 1994). Prior to that interval, river
discharge and recession rates were similar to those at present (1.57 m yr -1 ), and similar rates resumed
after 5,200 yr BP.
(a)
(b)
Fig. 3.19 (a) The Kettle Waterfall is a Knickpoint of the bedrock channel in the middle reaches of the Yellow River;
(b) Potholes at the Kettle Waterfall on the Yellow River
Fig. 3.20 Developing potholes around a small knickpoint on a mountain stream in the Xiangjiang River Basin in
Hunan Province, China