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| A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour. |
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| In hydrologic terms, erosion which occurs in the upstream end of the valley of a stream, causing it to lengthen its course in such a direction. |
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| A long continuous ridge built by people along the banks of a stream to contain the water during times of high flow. Natural levees can also be built along the banks of a stream. When the flood water decelerates upon leaving the channel, sediments quickly drop out of suspension and build a ridge over time. |
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1. To follow a winding and turning course: Streams tend to meander through level land. 2. To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction: |
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| A crescent-shaped lake that forms when a meandering stream changes course. Such changes in course frequently occur during flood events when overbank waters erode a new channel. |
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| A cylindrical or hemispherical hold in the bedrock of a stream that is formed from the continual swirling motion of sand and gravel by swirling currents. |
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| A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, which may be solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these. |
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| Transport of sediment by wind or water currents that are strong enough to keep the sediment particles continuously above the stream bottom or ground |
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A transverse cleft in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows. |
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