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Rivers,floods And Management Flashcards

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Abrasion

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The scraping,scouring,rubbing,grinding and drilling action of materials being moved by a river

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Attrition

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The collision of one piece of a rivers load with another breaking off bits of rock in the proces. Makes rocks rounder and smaller

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Base level flow

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The lowest limit to which erosion can take place, usually sea level

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Braiding

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Occurs when a heavily loaded river rapidly loses energy and rocks are deposited mid channel

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Channel cross profile

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The view of a river channel from one side of the channel to the other

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Cumec

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The unit of discharge measured in m3 s-1

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Deforestation

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The deliberated clearance of forrest by cutting or burning

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Deposition

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The laying down of solid material such as silt on the river bed or floodplain

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Drainage basin

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The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries

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Drainage basin hydrological cycle

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An open system with inputs, outputs, transfers and stores that maps the movement of water through a drainage basin

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Drilling

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A form of abrasion where a pebble trapped trapped in a hollow on a stream bed is rotated by the moving water so that it wears away by the moving water so that it wears away the bedrock in a circular fashion

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Efficiency

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The ratio of the cross sectional area of a river and its wetted perimeter.It is expressed as the hydraulic radius

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Erosion

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The wearing away of the lands surface by rocks carried in a river

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Evapotranspiration

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The total amount of water leaving a vegetated surface by the joint process of evaporation and transpiration

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Groundwater

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Water which collects underground in pore spaces in rock

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Groundwater flow

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The movement of ground water, provides water for a river during drought

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Hard engineering management strategies

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A series of management strategies where there is controlled disruption of natural processes by using man made structures

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Hjulstrom curve

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A graph to show the relationship between the velocity of a river and the size of particles that can be eroded,transported and deposited

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Hydraulic action

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An erosion process where the banks and bed of the river are eroded by the moving water alone

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Hydraulic radius

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A measurement of the efficiency of a river; the ratio of the cross sectional area of a river and its wetted perimeter

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Infiltration

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The movement of water from its surface downwards into the soil

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Interception

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When precipitation is prevented from reaching the soil by leaves and branches(vegetation)

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Kinetic energy

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The energy of a moving mass. Function of mass and velocity

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Overland flow

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The rapid movement of water over saturated or impermeable land

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Percolation
The downward movement of water from soil to the rock below or within rock
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Potential energy
The energy stored in a mass as a result of its position in a force field ( gravity)
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Recurrence interval
The frequency with which a flood of given magnitude is likely to occur
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Rejuvenation
An increase in the energy of the river as a result of a fall in base level or uplift of land.
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Roughness
A measurement of the frictional drag on a river bed on the moving water.calculated using mannings N formula
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Runoff
All the water that flows out of a drainage basin
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Saltation
A form of transportation where river particles bounce along the river bed.
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Soft engineering management strategies
Ecologically sensitive management solutions to river erosion and flooding eg afforestation or land use zoning
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Solution
A form of erosion where the river water dissolves soluble bed rock
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Suspension
The transportation process whereby small material is carried in the body of the river
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Thalweg
The part of a river that has maximum velocity and depth
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Throughfall/stemflow
The water that drips off leaves or travels down the trunk of a tree during rainfall
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Throughflow
The water that moves down slope through soil
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Traction
The rolling of river bed load along a river channel
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Transportation
The movement of eroded particles from their origin to the place they are deposited
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Wetted perimeter
The total length of a river channel In cross section which is in contact with the water
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Confluence
Where two river or steams meet
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Types of water storage
``` Interception, Vegetation storage, Surface storage, Groundwater storage, Channel storage ```
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What is the water balance
Shows the balance between the inputs and outputs | Affects how much water is stored in basin
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What is lag time
Delay between peak rainfall and peak discharge -takes time for water to flow into river. Shorter lag time increases peak discharge
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River erosion methods
``` Hydraulic action Abrasion (corrasion) Attrition Cavitation - air bubbles imploding that cause shockwaves to break off pieces of Rock of banks and beds Corrosion ( solution) ```
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Competence
Maximum particle size that a river is capable of carrying at a certain point
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Capacity
The total load that a river can transport at a given time
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What is helicoidal flow
Corkscrew like currents that spiral from bank to bank between pools (deepest water) causes more erosion and deepening of pools. Also causes deposition in inside bend
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Physical factors that increase the risk of flooding
- Sparse vegetation and deciduous trees- little interception - Impermeable ground - no infiltration - Circular drainage basins - all water arrive at same time as all points a similar distance away - High drainage density - drain quickly so short lag time, increase discharge - Steep slopes - water reach Channel faster , increase discharge
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Human factors that increase flood risk
- Urbanisation - impermeable surfaces, gutters reduce lag time increase discharge - Deforestation - reduced interception - Flood management strategies eg if dams fail - Agriculture - over grazing , less interception, soil erosion - Climate change - increase rainfall
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Social impacts of flooding
``` People and animals killed Floodwater contaminated - lack of clean drinking water Contaminated water - diseases Possessions can be damaged People made homeless ```
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Economic impacts of flooding
``` Businesses shut down Rescue work and repairs costly Unemployment levels rise Infrastructure destroyed Crops destroyed ```
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Environmental impacts of flooding
Floodwater contaminated so can pollute rivers River banks eroded Positive : River sediment deposited so land more fertile Wetlands can be created eg marshes, ponds and are habitats for many

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