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Channel Types
Channel Types
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Environmental Studies
9th Grade
07/15/2011
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Term
Braided Stream Channel
 Definition
Form where a sediment rich stream slows
Near stream grade changes from steep to shallow
Divides into many smaller interwoven channels
Wide and shallow
Term
Meandering Channels
 Definition
Form on flat area with broad floodplain
Has a sinuosity ratio greater than 1.5
Term
Sinuosity
 Definition
length of stream along channel
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actual straight line distance travelled by stream
Term
Anastomose Channel
 Definition
Multiple channels that divide and reconnect
Not easy in a braided channel
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