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| Description: Erosion Transportation Transported material is called the stream’s load Dissolved load Suspended load Bed load Transportation Load is related to a stream’s Competence – maximum particle size Capacity – maximum load Capacity is related to discharge Transportation Deposition Caused by a decrease in velocity Competence is reduced Sediment begins to drop out Stream sediments Known as alluvium Well-sorted deposits Transportation Features produced by deposition Deltas – exist in ocean or lakes Natural levees – form parallel to the stream channel Area behind the levees may contain back swamps or yazoo tributaries Picture Stats: Views: 303 Filesize: 103.05kB Height: 506 Width: 881 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=39470 |