Acid rain, precipitation with acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric acid that fall to the ground from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms. This can include rain, snow, fog, hail or even dust that is acidic.

Stream order is a measure of the relative size of streams. The smallest tributaries are referred to as first-order streams, while the largest river in the world, the Amazon, is a twelfth-order waterway.

a topographic map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines. Traditional definitions require a topographic map to show both natural and man-made features.

an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.

the branch of science concerned with the properties of the earth's water, especially its movement in relation to land.

water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.

the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.

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acid deposition	Acid rain, precipitation with acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric acid that fall to the ground from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms. This can include rain, snow, fog, hail or even dust that is acidic.
stream order	Stream order is a measure of the relative size of streams. The smallest tributaries are referred to as first-order streams, while the largest river in the world, the Amazon, is a twelfth-order waterway.
topographic map	a topographic map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines. Traditional definitions require a topographic map to show both natural and man-made features.
watershed	an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
wetlands	an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
hydrology	the branch of science concerned with the properties of the earth's water, especially its movement in relation to land.
groundwater	water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
mitigation	the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
lentic	still, fresh water.
lotic	rapidly moving fresh water.

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