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Drainage basin's
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an area where precipitation collects and drains
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Dendritic
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tree-like in shape no pattern form because of glaciation
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Drainage patterns
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arrangement of channels in the area
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Dissolve load
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small particles move as they are transported (salt)
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Stream transport methods
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Suspended load |
Fine particles held in suspension not touching ground and not deposited until stream velocity near zero
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Stream transport methods
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Bed load |
course materials move by traction |
Stream transport methods
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Saltation |
the way particles may bounce along in short Hops and jumps |
Stream transport methods
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Traction |
dragging of materials along the stream bed |
Stream transport methods |
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Degradation |
erosion |
Stream transport methods
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Discharge |
the flow rate of a stream calculated by multiplying width depth speed and velocity |
Stream transport methods
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Meander
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stream flows from side to side (river)
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River features |
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Point bar
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an accumulation of sediment on the inside of a meander Bend
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River features
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Undercut Bank |
fast water on the outer River form a steep Cut Bank |
River features
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Oxbow
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former Meander becomes isolated from the rest of the river
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River features
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