Rivers Flashcards

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abstraction

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Removal of water from rivers, lakes or groundwater for human use.

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base flow

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That part of a river’s discharge fed by groundwater

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channel

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The part of a valley floor occupied by the flowing water of a stream or river.

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discharge

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The quantity of water that passes a given point on a stream or riverbank within a given period of time.

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drainage basin

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The area drained by a river and its tributaries, bounded by a watershed.

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erosion

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The wearing down of the land by water, ice, wind and gravity.

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flood plain

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That part of a valley floor over which a river spreads during seasonal floods.

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hydrograph

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A graph on which variations in a river’s discharge are plotted against time.

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hydrological cycle

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The unending movement of water between land, sea and atmosphere.

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impermeable Rocks

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Rocks that do not allow water to pass through them.

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interlocking spurs

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A series of ridges projecting out on alternate sides of a valley and around which a river winds its course

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levee

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A bank of sediment formed along the edge of a river channel deposited by floodwater.

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mass-movement

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The movement of weathered rock downslope without the direct action of running water

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meander

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A pronounced bend in a river

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precipitation

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The deposition of moisture on the Earth’s surface, in the form of dew, frost, rain, hail, sleet or snow.

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stores

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Places within a system where materials or energy are held for a time.

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streamflow

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The flow of surface water in a well-defined channel.

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watershed

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The dividing line between one drainage basin and another.

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weathering

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The chemical alteration and physical breakdown of rock in situ