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Stream discharge is calculated by multiplying the waters average velocity by the _______________ of the stream.
   
  Fill in the blank with correct word.

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The technique of analyzing physical evidence of past floods (preserved in the geologic record) to reconstruct the approximate magnitude and frequency of major floods is called _______________.
 

   
  Fill in the blank with correct word.
   
 



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: cross-sectional area

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: paleoflood analysis



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