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Term | Definition |
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runoff | rain water that dose not sink into the ground but instead runs across the earths surface until it flows into a stream |
meandering stream | twisting stream with many curves that erodes on the outside of meanders and deposited sediments on the inside of meanders |
point bar | pile of sand and gravel deposited by meandering streams on the inside of meander |
braided stream | stream with many inter-leading channels that are sepperated by bars of and islands |
drainage basin | specific area that is drained by a stream |
load | earth material that is carried by a stream either suspended, dissolved, rolling, or sliding by water |
stream | volume of water that flows through a stream in a certain amount |
flood | an over flow of water |