GG101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: List Of U.S. States And Territories By Elevation, Overbank, Saguenay River
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Unit 6: flooding: the slope of the surface of which runoff flows. Base level: the theoretical lowest elevation to which a river can erode at a particular time. Watershed: an area that contributes surface water to a stream, also known as a catchment or drainage basin. Runoff: water that flows over the land surface; includes overland flow on slopes and channelized stream flow. Headwaters: the tributaries of a stream or river near its source. Flood fringe: the higher part of a floodplain where the floodwaters are relatively shallow and slow, some new development might be permitted on the flood fringe provided that it is adequately flood-proofed. Flood stage: the level of a stream at which water escapes the channel and threatens property total loads, consists of all loads. Dissolved load: electrically charged atoms and molecules (ions) comes from chemical weathering.
