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This is a huge question that has lead to many dissertations, extraordinary amounts of research, and volumes of literature. It often boils down to one simple answer, human disturbance. Human disturbance includes all of the activities in which we engage that alter natural processes. A little human disturbance will not usually create an unhealthy stream, but when the disturbance alters water quality, hydrology, ecosystems, etc., stream health declines.
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Average rainfall of rivers and streams?
Rivers and streams occur in every climate in the world.
What regions have fast-moving rivers and streams?
what region has fast moving rivers and streams
How many rivers does Cyprus have?
there are 35 streams if you search for are there rivers in Cyprus it will say 35 streams but give 26 rivers :D
Streams all come together at a?
Streams join together to become rivers. Then the water from the rivers and streams will eventually run into the ocean or a lake.
What is the difference between streams and rivers and ponds and lakes?
Streams and rivers flow down a long path and ponds and lakes stay in one place and not flowing like streams and rivers.
Which of the falowing is not true of both streams and rivers?
Both streams and rivers can be considered the trunk of a river system.
What primary consumers live in streams and rivers?
one main primary consumer in streams and rivers are FISH
Why do most rivers have wider channels than streams?
Streams are merely tributaries of rivers. A river is the wider channel into which smaller creeks, streams and rivers flow. (Streams do not flow out of rivers.) Streams carry water from higher sources, emptying into the river. As more streams empty into a river, it tends to become broader, simply because of the greater volume of water it is carrying.
How do streams develop?
Runoff causes erosion which makes ripples in the ground and the some ripples turn into gullies (small rivers or streams) that may end up like the Grand Canyon..
Are rivers and streams saltwater?
No.
What are 6 causes of erosion?
I'm notsure but I got Water, Streams, Rivers, Soil, Wind ,and well that's all I got .
Where do streams run?
Streams can slowly join together to form rivers.
