L2 Flashcards
1
Q
watershed
A
total land area which
water drains into a particular stream, river or other water body.
2
Q
Run
A
moving water, deeper transition area
3
Q
cascade
A
waterfall, hydralic jump
4
Q
lateral profile factors
A
- Discharge
- Geology
- Erodability
- Vegetation
- LWD
5
Q
Thalwag
A
a line that follows the deepeest parts of the river
6
Q
point bar
A
sediment deposition along the inner side of a curve due to slowered velocity
7
Q
sinuousity
A
measure of channel curvature
(channel distance/straight line)
8
Q
fish spawning (Redd) in fine sediment
A
bad 02 for babies
9
Q
Size of sediment that can be eroded and transported depends on ____________
A
velocity
10
Q
stream competence
A
largest particle that can be transported at a particular flow
11
Q
Critical erosion velocity
A
lowest velocity at which a resting particle at a given size can move.
