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Term | Definition |
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Base Level | the level below which a stream cannot erode. |
Flood | when the discharge of a stream becomes so great that it exceeds the capacity of its channel and overflows its banks. |
Runoff | water that flows over the land rather than infiltrating into the ground. |
Oxbow Lake | A curved lake produced when a stream cuts off a meander. |
Bedrock Channel | streams cutting through solid rock |
Sorting | the process by which solid particles a stream can transport particles based on size rather than quantity. |
Stream Valley | the channel, valley floor, and sloping valley walls of a stream. |
Capacity | the maximum load of solid particles a stream can transport per unit of time. |
Competence | a measure of the stream's aility to transport particles based on size rather than quantity. |