Fluvial Systems

Fluvial Systems
Review Questions

Describe the various stream system features found in a drainage basin.

What is an exotic stream? Give an example.

Explain the basic difference between the Davisian Cycle of erosion and the Dynamic Equilibrium theory.

Describe the stream network pattern and structural control over dendritic, rectangular, parallel, radial, centripetal, trellis and deranged (contorted) drainage patterns.

Compare and contrast antecedent and superimposed streams.

Define cross-sectional area, channel slope, and wetted perimeter.

Describe how cross sectional area relates to stream discharge and velocity.

Why doesn't stream velocity progressively increase in the downstream direction?

Describe how a stream erodes its channel.

Compare and contrast dissolved, suspended, and bed load.

What is the sinuosity ratio and what is it used for?

Compare and contrast straight, meandering, and braided channels.

Explain the location of erosion and deposition along a stream meander.

Describe how an oxbow lake forms.

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