9.3 Stream Landforms Flashcards
1
Q
Artificial levee
A
A human-made barrier placed along a river to prevent flooding.
2
Q
Braided stream
A
A stream with numerous small channels separated by small Islands.
3
Q
Cut bank
A
The outer part of a stream’s meander loop.
4
Q
Flood plain
A
The flat area along a steam that is subject to occasional flooding.
5
Q
Meander
A
A loop-like bend of a stream channel.
6
Q
Natural levee
A
A ridge that forms along the channels of some streams that helps keep water confined to the channel.
7
Q
Oxbow lake
A
An abandoned meander loop of a stream, cut off from the main stream channel, and filled with water.
8
Q
Point bar
A
A bar formed by the deposition of sediments at the inner part of a meander loop.
