deposition by stream

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• Stream load — is a geologic term referring to the solid matter carried by a stream (Strahler and Strahler, 2006). Erosion continually removes mineral material from the bed and banks of the stream channel, adding this material to the regular flow of water. The… …   Wikipedia

• Stream terrace — Stream terraces are relict features, such as floodplains, from periods when a stream was flowing at a higher elevation and has downcut to a lower elevation. Stream terraces often appear as plateaus on existing valley walls and indicate earlier… …   Wikipedia

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• Deposition (chemistry) — In chemistry, deposition is the settling of particles (atoms or molecules) or sediment from a solution, suspension and mixture or vapor onto a pre existing surface. Deposition generally results in growth of new phase and is of fundamental… …   Wikipedia

• Stream — For other uses, see Stream (disambiguation). Rivulet redirects here. For the moth, see Rivulet (moth). Butchers Creek, Omeo, Victoria, Australia. A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on i …   Wikipedia

• stream terrace —    One, or a series of flat topped landforms in a stream valley that flank and are parallel to the stream channel, originally formed by a previous stream level, and representing remnants of an abandoned flood plain, stream bed, or valley floor… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Priddy Pools — Infobox SSSI name=Priddy Pools aos=Somerset interest=Biological and Geological gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST545510 area=52.7 hectare (130.2 acre) notifydate=1972 http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx? ] Priddy Pools (gbmapping|ST545510) is a 52.7 …   Wikipedia

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• Drainage divide — Main European drainage divides (red lines) separating drainage basins (gray regions) A drainage divide, water divide, divide or (outside North America) watershed is the line separating neighbouring drainage basins (catchments). In hilly country,… …   Wikipedia

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium

• glacial landform — ▪ geology Introduction  any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, and many of the world s higher mountain ranges. In addition, large expansions of present… …   Universalium