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16 Cards in this Set
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RILLS
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Tiny grooves caused by the movement of water and sediment.
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GULLY
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A deep ditch eroded by moving water and sediments.
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STREAM
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A flowing body of water confined within a bed and stream banks.
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LOAD
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The amount of sediment and rocks carried by a stream
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DRAINAGE SYSTEM
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The network of rills, gullies, streams, and rivers in an area.
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TRIBUTARIES
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A stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake; it does not flow directly into a sea or ocean.
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DRAINAGE BASIN
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The area drained by a main river and it's tributaries; a watershed
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DIVIDE
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The land that separates one drainage basin from another
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IMMATURE RIVER
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A young river characterized by a broad, flat valley, rapid flows, waterfalls, and rapid erosion.
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MATURE RIVER
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A well developed river characterized by a broad, flat valley, slow flows, meanders, and slow erosions.
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MEANDERS
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Curving, winding sections of a river that stretch across the valley
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OXBOWS
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A water feature created when large, U-shaped meanders become cut off from main stem of the river.
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ALLUVIAL FAN
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Large deposits of sediments where flowing rivers run out onto plains
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DELTA
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Large deposits of sediments at the confluence of flowing rivers and lakes or oceans
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FLOOD PLAIN
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Broad flat fertile areas adjacent to a river that flood every year
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LEVEE
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Ridge-like deposits of large particle sediments along the sides of a river
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