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Superimposed and antecedent drainage patterns

By Eugene Brown Posted on 8 August 2013 Posted in 2 Comments

Antecedent drainage patterns Superimposed drainage patterns

River capture (stream piracy)

By Eugene Brown Posted on 8 August 2013 Posted in No Comments

River capture (stream piracy) Captor stream, captured stream, misfit stream, elbow of capture, wind gap

River grading

By Eugene Brown Posted on 8 August 2013 Posted in No Comments

River grading  Rejuvenation of rivers Rejuvenate means to become young again. A rejuvenated river is a river that has become young again by increasing it’s ability to erode. Reasons for river rejuvenation: A fall in the sea level, giving the …

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Identification and description of fluvial landforms

By Eugene Brown Posted on 8 August 2013 Posted in No Comments

Identification and description of fluvial landforms Meanders    Oxbow lakes Braided streams   Floodplain Natural leveé Waterfall Rapids  Delta      

River profiles

By Eugene Brown Posted on 8 August 2013 Posted in No Comments

River profiles Transverse profile Longitudinal profile    

Discharge of a river

By Eugene Brown Posted on 22 July 2013 Posted in No Comments

Discharge of a river The discharge of a river is the volume of water which flows through it in a given time. It is usually measured in cubic meters per second. The volume of the discharge will be determined by …

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Drainage density and Stream Order

By Eugene Brown Posted on 22 July 2013 Posted in No Comments

Ideally, you should use topographic maps to identify stream order and density Drainage density   Stream Order  

Drainage patterns

By Eugene Brown Posted on 22 July 2013 Posted in No Comments

Drainage patterns Dendritic     Trellis Rectangular Deranged Parallel Radial   Centripetal    

Types of rivers

By Eugene Brown Posted on 22 July 2013 Posted in No Comments

Types of rivers Permanent Rivers Permanent Rivers have water all year round. Periodic Rivers Rivers that run dry on occasion, usually located in arid climates where evaporation is greater than precipitation. Episodic Rivers Rarely occurring rivers formed from run-off channels in very …

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Important concepts

By Eugene Brown Posted on 22 July 2013 Posted in No Comments

Important concepts Drainage basin Catchment area A area drained by a river and all its tributaries.   Watershed An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. River system A river system is …

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