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Smaller streams and rivers feed into the bigger rivers. Their water usually comes from rain and lakes and water running off mountains. Large quantities of rain create floods and some of this water makes its way into the rivers.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoA stream will form where there is sufficient water to flow freely, and where the slope of the land is sufficient. On a sloping plane surface, even a minor defect in the surface will allow a stream bed to form. (given a water supply).
This defect from the planar could be caused by a minor landscape fold. It could also be caused by a rockfall which left a scar on the surface. In any event, a stream when formed will stick to that first channel form until erosion; or some other major force; causes it to alter.
In my region, (central Otago) land-building processes are active, and several streams now flow in a direction opposite to their original form. This has been caused by the current phase of mountain building. These processes have isolated some fish species - notably a small fish known as Galaxid gollumoides (after Gollum of Lord of the Rings). Some snail variants have also been isolated on opposite sides of mountain streams by these local forces.
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∙ 15y agoWhen a stream flows, it may interact with another stream causing the streams to combine and become a large river.
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What are large streams of surface water called?
A large stream of surface water is usually called a river. A river is freshwater and runs from high to low ground.
What causes a river to deposit sediment?
Most sediment washes or falls into a river as a result of mass movement and runoff. Other sediment erodes from the bottom or sides of the river. Wind can also drop sediment into the water. Hope I helped! -DorkyGeek77
What is the climate in a stream or river?
a river is colder then a stream b/c one of them is hit with sunlite
What are the differences between a tributary and a distributary?
A distributary is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel while a tributary is a stream or river which flows into a mainstem river.
A stream or river that feeds into another river?
The small streams are tributaries to the river.
What will get bigger and become a river?
A stream or brook can get bigger and become a river.
A stream or river that flows into large stream for river is called a?
A tributary.
A large stream is also called a?
A large natural stream, which may be a waterway.
Large stream of water that flows across the land?
River, stream, waterway, brook, canal, or watercourse
A large stream is also called?
A river??
What is a large stream of water?
A large stream of water that flows across the land is known as a river. There are more than 250,000 rivers located in the United States alone.
What is the name of a a stream that flows in to a large river?
A tributary
What is the name given to large stream?
Small river.
What is large flowing body of water?
the large body of water that flows across the land is a river.
What is the name of a river or stream that flows into a large river?
A Tributary
What is a large stream of water flowing across land?
River, stream, waterway, brook, canal, or watercourse
A large stream of water that flows across the land?
That would be a river.
