Landscape structure of small waterfalls of rock-fracture genesis in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Small waterfalls play an important role in the formation and development of landscape structures and watercourse features (hydrological, hydrogeological, environmental) of the adjacent natural-territorial complexes of Kabardino-Balkaria. In recent years, large number of waterfalls are used as recreational zones of the Republic, increasing the anthropogenic impact on the waterfall area. Integrated studies of small waterfalls functioning, including their genesis, form and duration of the flow, the phase state of the flow, classification and zoning parameters is considered to be performed to assess this impact on the lithogenous base of the landscape. This paper considers the small waterfalls of rock-fractured genesis. The landscape structure of the "giant pot" bed of such waterfalls has been identified, as well the state of waterfall system and dangerous phenomena in winter.