7.3 Running Water

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stream

stream

running water that is confined to a channel

tributary

smaller streams that flow into a larger one

flood plain

nearly level plain that borders the river

levee

mound of sediment that parallels the course of the river that prevents flooding

v-shaped valley

characteristic shape from the downcutting of a stream

meanders

as a stream gets older it begins to shift its course in a series of bends

gradient

slope of the stream

discharge

amount of water that flows past a given point at a given time

outside stream bend

fastest velocity of running water where the most erosion occurring

inside stream bend

slowest velocity of running water where deposition takes place