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What is the Nile River's gradient?
The Nile River is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is 4,130 miles long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt. The river has a gentle gradient, dropping 1m in every 13 km.
Do the levels and the sediment load increase or decrease as the river ages?
As a river gets older sediment load decreases due to the age of the river and erosion
What happens to the suspended load particles when the river's velocity decreases?
Fall to the bottom as sediment, of course.
What happens to the ability of a river to erode land under it if its slope decreases?
If a rivers slope decreases, its ability to erode land under it decreases too. The slope determines the rivers velocity. The steeper the slope, the higher the velocity, the more erosion.
What is a body of water that flows and has a source?
river
Alluvial fans appearance?
alluvial fan occurs when the gradient of a river bed decreases suddenly as when a river emerges from a mountain
Does gradient of a stream increase or decrease downstream?
Decrease. The source of the river is usually in a mountainous area with a steep gradient.
Do the gradient levels and the sediment load increase or decrease as the river ages?
As a river gets older sediment load decreases due to the age of the river and erosion
Do the gradient levels and the sediment load increase or decrease the rivers age?
As a river gets older sediment load decreases due to the age of the river and erosion
Why does the gradient of a river decrease downstream direction?
It doesn't decrease, it increases. It only apears to decrease because the lower course of a river is smoother. Because of waterfalls etc in the upper course, it appears to be going quicker when actually obstructions, although creating a splash, decrease spped.
What is the Danube river's gradient?
Danube river gradient
How do you measure the gradient of the river?
Take the elevation from an upstream point on the river and the elevation from a point downstream on the river. Calculate the difference in the two elevations. Measure the distance between the two points by tracing the path of the river. Divide the difference in the two elevations by the distance between the two points in order to get the slope of the river, or the river gradient.
What are the features of a river channel that has a steep gradient?
If a river channel has a steep gradient, the river flows faster and has more erosive energy.
Where is the gradient found in a typical river longitudinal?
A river beginning high up in the mountains will fall sharply until the gradient levels out in the valleys. A river beginning in lower hills will naturally have a less steep gradient over all. Therefore, each river's longitudinal gradient will be different and there is no definitive answer.
What does gradient of a river mean?
The gradient of a river is the steepness of its slope.
What is a rejuvenation river?
A rejuvenated river is a river with a gradient that is raised by tectonic uplift.
What is Rejuvenated river?
A 'Rejuvenated' river is a river with a gradient that is raised by tectonic uplift.
