sediment load
sediment load
The total quantity of sediment carried by a river is called its sediment load. This includes both suspended sediment (particles floating in the water) and bedload (particles rolling or sliding along the riverbed).
Sediment is dirt, rocks, and sand carried by a river.
Sediment and small rocks are carried down in the river and are deposited.
sediment
By a river? Deposition.
bits and pieces of rock get carried away.
Load quantity in rivers refers to the amount of sediment (such as sand, silt, and gravel) carried by the flowing water. It can be influenced by factors such as erosion, sediment sources, and flow velocity. High load quantities can impact water quality, river ecosystems, and flood risk.
Large boulders and smaller rocks can be carried by a river. When rocks and sediment are displaced, it's called erosion.
The sediment itself is called silt, and it often is deposited at the mouth of rivers and forms a landform called a river delta.
The rock material carried away by a river is called sediment.
The sediment carried by the river is filling up the delta.