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19 Cards in this Set
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Watershed |
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What is the term for the lowest place a river can flow downhill |
Base level |
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Where is the gradient is steep, which kind of channel would you expect |
Narrow and steep sided |
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What is it called when a meander bend gets cut off from the rest of it's channel |
Oxbow lake |
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How is the streams capacity related to its velocity |
Come Pacitti increases when velocity increases |
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Where is most of the larger river load carried |
Suspension load |
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What happens in the velocity of a river decreases |
Deposition |
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Front (Term) |
Braided channel |
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What happens when a stream enters a mountain valley and it's gradient diminishes |
An alluvial fan is formed |
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Front (Term) |
A Delta |
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Front (Term) |
Floodplain |
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What is true about floods |
Floods are both natural and common |
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What is common about natural dams and man-made dams |
Both can fail |
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What area would be filled by runoff water the fastest |
City |
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Where would flashlights most likely occur |
Mountain area |
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What area would most likely experience a riverine flood |
Mississippi River |
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What are the chances of a 200 year flood happening within the next year |
.05% |
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What is the goal of a channel alteration |
To make cross-sectional area greater and to increase flow velocity |
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Name one sustainable floodplain management |
Developing a wetland on the floodplain |
