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| sediment that is carried by a stream along the bottom of its channel |
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| the total amount of sediment a stream is able to transport |
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| an accumulation of sediment formed where a stream enters a lake or an ocean |
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| an elevated landform that parallels a stream and acts to confine its waters, except during floodstage |
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| the flat, low-lying portion of a stream valley subject to periodic flooding |
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| occurs when the discharge of a stream becomes so great that it exceeds the carrying capacity of its channel and overflows its banks |
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| the land area that contributes water to a stream |
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| an imaginary line that separates the drainage of two streams; often found along a ridge |
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