axial stream
axial stream
[′ak·sē·əl ′strēm] (hydrology)
The chief stream of an intermontane valley, the course of which is along the deepest part of the valley and is parallel to its longer dimension.
A stream whose course is along the axis of an anticlinal or a synclinal fold.
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