Key Terms and Concepts

abrasion

alluvial fan

antecedent stream

base level

bed load

bottomset bed

braided stream

capacity

channel

competence

delta

dendritic drainage

discharge

distributary

divide

drainage basin

drainage network

dune

flood

floodplain

foreset bed

graded stream

laminar flow

longitudinal profile

meander

natural levee

oxbow lake

point bar

pothole

ripple

river

saltation

settling velocity

stream

superposed stream

suspended load

terrace

topset bed

tributary

turbulent flow

valley