Streams and Drainage Systems

Spatial concepts:

order, pattern, straight, system

This page introduces streams and channels and describes the geometry and dynamics of stream channels, including cross sectional shape, discharge, long profiles, base level, laminar and turbulent flow, the load of the stream, and floods. The site explains channel patterns, including straight, meandering and braided channels; erosion by streams; stream deposits, including floodplains and levees, terraces, alluvial fans, and deltas; and drainage systems, including drainage basins and divides, stream order, drainage patterns and continental divides.

Resource URL:

http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol111/streams.htm

Publisher:

Tulane University

Creator:

Stephen Nelson

Cataloged by:

DLESE Community Collection

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Hydrology

Physical geography

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Geography

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