(hydrology) The solid material that is transported by a natural agent, especially by a stream.
sediment load
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(′sed·ə·mənt ′lōd)
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 | Dissolved Load (science) |
| wash load (geology) |
| fluvial geomorphology |
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- wash load (geology)
- fluvial geomorphology
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