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Term | Definition |
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drainage basin | an extant area of land where all surface water converges to a single to a lower elevation |
watershed | an area of ridge of land that separates water flowing to different rivers |
erosion | breaking down of things |
transportation | |
deposition | |
energy | |
discharge | the volume of water passing a measuring point |
gradient | |
hydraulic action | |
cavitation | |
abrasion | |
attrition | |
solution | |
vertical erosion | |
lateral erosion | |
load | |
suspension | |
saltation | |
traction |