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Streams and Flooding

TermDefinition
Alluvial Fan Formed when there is a sudden velocity reduction.
Base Level lowest elevation to which stream can erode downward
Bed Load That portion of the sediment load that is transported along the bed by sliding, rolling or hopping
Braided Stream Heavy loaded streams that deposit sediment creating islands.
Capacity Total load a stream can potentially move.
Channelization Straightening, deepening, widening, clearing or lining existing stream channels
Crest Highest part of a wave.
Cut Bank Area where water moves faster during high flow events
Dams A barrier that obstructs the flow of water
Delta Formed when a stream flows into a body of standing water
Discharge the volume of water moving by a particular location in a river
Dissolved Load Material that is transported by dissolution in water.
Diversion Channels A waterway used to divert water from its natural course.
Downstream Flood
Drainage Basin
Flash Flood
Flood
Flood Frequency Curve
Flood Stage
Floodplain
Gradient
Hydrograph
Hydrologic Cycle
Hydrosphere
Infiltration
Levee
Load
Longitudinal Profile
Meanders
Oxbows
Percolation
Point Bars
Recurrence Interval
Retention Pond
Saltation
Stage
Stream
Stream Capacity
Stream Gradient
Suspended Load
Traction
Load
Upstream Flood
V-Shaped Valleys
Watershed
Well/ Poorly Sorted
100-year Flood
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