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Capacity & Competence

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What is sediment CAPACITY?

How much sediment a STREAM CAN CARRY.

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What INCREASES capacity?

Discharge (More water flowing)

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What is stream COMPETENCE?

The BIGGEST rocks a stream can carry

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What INCREASES competence?

FASTER water flow (Flow velocity)

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What is the DIFFERENCE between CAPACITY & COMPETENCE?

  • Capacity = How much it can store.

  • Competence = How big the particles can be.