GEOL 1001 : Geology 1001 Notes Test 4
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Basic stream patterns: straight streams: low sinuosity (snake like bending, single channel, lowest point in a stream valley, meandering streams: high sinuosity, single channel, braided streams: multiple channels. Tiff (uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture: high sediment load and high velocity: braided stream pattern. Tiff (uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. On meandering streams: the outside edge of the stream erodes on the cut bank and deposits sediment on the point bar. Tiff (uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture: continued erosion and deposition , during a flood the meander loop is cut off and the stream takes the shortest distance a straight line. Tiff (uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture: low-water period: e. g. summer high-water period: e. g, low-water period: e. g. summer high-water period: e. g. spring snowmelt. The stream floodplain: flat area adjacent to a stream that rests at about the same level as the channel.
