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They are created by a stream flowing within the permeable rock and eroding it from within, until the rock above collapses opening up a steep narrow valley which is then further eroded by the stream running across the impermeable valley floor. At the head of the valley the stream emerges from the
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at their lower ends. If the ponor cannot contain the high runoff during a flood event an intermittent flow may continue through the valley beyond the sink. Such a landform is called a semi-blind or half-blind valley.
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landscapes, where a layer of permeable rock lies above an impermeable substrate such as
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with an abrupt ending. Such closed valleys may arise in
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rock as a spring. Notable examples can be found in the
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valley
limestone
karst
marl
ponors
sinkholes
dry
Jura
France
Baume-les-Messieurs
Les Planches-près-Arbois
Arbois
North America
Driftless Area
Tasghîmût
Gara Medouar
Earth sciences portal
Box canyon
Landforms of the Earth: An Illustrated Guide
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Fundamentals of Geomorphology
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