Suspended Load (sediment transport)
Fine-grained (clay and silt) transported in suspension due to turbulence
Bed/Traction Load (sediment transport)
Coarse-grained (sand+gravel) transported on bottom of stream bed via rolling/sliding
Saltation (sediment transport)
Sand transported by jumps between bed load and suspended load
Stream Competence
Measure of maximum particle size of sediment a stream can transport
Meandering Stream
Single channel with a sinuous pattern (most common)
Braided Streams
Interlacing network of channels (uncommon)
River valleys are built by 2 processes?
Lateral and vertical accretion
Base Level
The elevation where a stream ends by entering a large body of water
Alluvial Fans
Accumulations of sediments where streams widen and slow down at base of mountain