| A | B |
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| bed load | Sediments that are pushed or rolled along the stream bottom. |
| discharge | The amount of water that passes a certain point and time. |
| divide | Elevated land that divides one watershed from another. |
| flood | Potentially devastating natural occurrence in which water spills out of its banks. |
| floodplain | Broad, flat, fertile area extending out from a stream's bank that is covered with water during floods. |
| runoff | Water that flows downslope on Earth's surface. |
| solution | Particles are carried by dissolving in a stream's water. |
| suspension | Particles that are carried along by the turbulence of a stream's moving water. |
| watershed | Land area drained by a stream. |
| delta | Triangular deposit that forms where a stream enters a large body of water. |
| meander | Curve or bend in a stream. |
| rejuvenation | A stream begins downcutting toward its base level. |
| stream bank | Ground bordering each side of its stream. |
| stream channel | Narrow pathway carved by the movement of water. |
| eutrophication | Process in which lakes become rich in nutrients. |
| lake | Forms when a depression fills with water. |
| wetland | Low-lying land that is covered in water a large part of the year. |
