Streams, Rivers, and Ground Water

streams and rivers

concentrated flows of water in channels

runoff

when not in a channel; sheet like flow over the land surface

hydrologic cycle

uses of stream flow

trunk stream

tributary stream

dendritic stream network

radial stream network

rectangular stream networks

trellis stream network

drainage basin/water shed

drainage divide

• continental divide

abrasion

gradient

stream’s headwaters

stream’s base level

delta

braided streams

water falls

meandering streams

point bar

flood plain

flash floods

porosity

uses of ground water

aquifer

aquitard

porosity

permeability

water table

wells

springs

oasis

geyser

hot spring