Stream Related Terms

infiltration capacity

interflow

runoff

nickpoint

sinuosity

underfed stream

base level

water falls

rapids

stream types

youth

maturity

old age

rejuvenated

braided stream

intermittent stream

ephemeral stream

perennial stream

graded stream

flow related terms

Hjulstrom Diagram

turbulent

laminar

load

solution

suspension

traction

bed load

saltation

discharge

dunes

asymmetrical ripples

oscillation ripples

upward fining sequence

trough cross bedding

stream features

meander

alluvial fan

oxbow lake

spaly

delta

natural leveee

thalweg

distributaries

flood plain

point bars

bar-finder sands

time line

topset

foreset

bottomset

drainage

continental divide

drainage basin

annular

dendritic

radial

trellis

storage capacity

 

The GeoLabs index which links to the Virtual River discharge and flooding labs can be reached at any one of these sites.

Follow the links to the Geology Labs to the Virtual River page and do either the River Discharge or River Flooding exercise.

Sciencecourseware.com

http://www.sciencecourseware.com/

http://vcourseware5.calstatela.edu/GeoLabs/

http://vcourseware4.calstatela.edu/GeoLabs/

http://vcourseware3.calstatela.edu/GeoLabs/

http://vcourseware2.calstatela.edu/GeoLabs/

http://vcourseware.calstatela.edu/GeoLabs/

3/26/2007