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23 Cards in this Set
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Tributary
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a stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of water.
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River
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a stream of water.
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Catchment
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an area where water is collected by the natural landscape.
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Channel
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a body of water that flows deeper in the centre and is physically confined by the river bed or banks.
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Delta
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a landform formed at the mouth of a river where it flows into another body of water.
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Estuary
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the part of the mouth of the river where its current meets the sea's current.
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River basins
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The land area drained by a river and its tributaries.
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Water shed
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the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.
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Meander
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a bend in a river.
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Oxbow Lake
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a U-shaped body of water formed when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off to create a lake.
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Levee
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an embankment designed to stop a river from flooding.
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Riparian Fringe
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the area directly along the edge of a river or stream
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Sediment
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mineral or organic matter deposited by water, air, or ice.
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Alluvial Plains/Soils
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a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds
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Bed Load
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particles in a flowing fluid (usually water) that are transported along the bed
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Erosion
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the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
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Distributaries
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A branch of a river that does not return to the main stream after leaving it (as in a delta).
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Silt
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A long, straight, narrow cut or opening.
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pH
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a measure of the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution.
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Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
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a relative measure of the amount of oxygen that is dissolved or carried in a given medium.
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Turbidity
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muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended
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Water Temperature
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the temperature of water or other medium.
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Displacement
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The moving of something from its place or position.
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