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10 Cards in this Set
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Drainage Divide
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the land are that drains water to a stream, river or lake
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Discharge
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volume of water that passes a given location within a period of time
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Stage
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elevation of water surface of a river, flood or stream
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flood stage
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stage which overflow of natural banks occur
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Hydrograph
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a graph that shows rate of river discharge versus time passed
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flood frequency curve
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graph which represents flood probability for a specific location
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flood plain
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the lowland which boarders a river (ussually dry but subject to flooding)
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sinuosity
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shows how much a stream meanders
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Graidient
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changing elevation over distance
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Recurrance Interval
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RI = number of years
-------------------- rank of discharge |
