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| A stream's point of origin whereas the point where it enters a lake or ocean is called the mouth |
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| developes when alluviam accumulates landward of river banks during floods |
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| the slpoe of stream and it is usually measured in units of ft/mi or mi/km |
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| A layer of water in which there is a rapid change in temperature in the vertical dimension |
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| A poorly drained area on a floodplain that results when natural levees are present forms this type of marsh |
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| It would cause it to abandon lateral erosion and revert to down cutting, causing the river to be rejuventated |
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| A bowl shaped depression on a high mountain slpoe formed by a glacier |
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| A small lake locateded in a cirque |
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| A stream that is not large enough to have cut the valley it occupies |
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| Formed by the natural damming of a glacial trough |
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| A chain of small lakes in a glacial trough |
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