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Why would one sometimes get a puff of black super fine sediment in the stream of water while filling a bathtub?
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∙ 17y ago
Check the connections on your water heater. Some flex connectors have a black washer like substance that breaks down and goes through the water system
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∙ 17y ago
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What is the total sediment load transported by a stream?
carrying power
How sediment control erosion?
Typically, when the earth's surface is exposed to the impacts of rainfall, there is an increase in the volume and velocity of runoff. This sets off a chain reaction that results in the transport and deposition of sediment, reduced stream capacity, and ultimately increased stream scour and flooding.
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
How much turbidity is bad in water?
Well, turbidity is the measurement of how much sediment is suspended in water. So high amounts of turbidity are not good, because it can suffocate the stream and block sunlight from the animals living in the stream.
Why do sediments settle to the bottom of a lake or sea?
Sediment settles on the bottom of the lake or sea ultimately because it is heavier than water. Sediment begins as dirt or fragments of rock on land. When precipitation (rain) or flooding occurs these fragments are carried along with the water to the nearest stream, river, or other water reserve. The sediment that is carried into a lake or pond then sinks to the bottom of the body of water. The sediment that finds its way into moving water is ultimately emptied into the ocean, or whichever body of standing water the river or stream flows. Once the sediment reaches the stagnant body of water it will sink to the bottom.
What is a streams bed load?
Sediment that is carried by a stream along the bottom of its channel.
Is the water in a stream called sediment?
No, the solids the water carries is the sediment.
What is sediment that moves along the bed of a stream?
called a bed load its sediment that moves along the bed of a stream by rolling bouncing or sliding
What is a braiding stream?
A braided stream is a stream that has small channel capacity with respect to its sediment supply. Basically, there is not sufficient room within the stream valley to deposit all of the sediment and therefore, small islands of sediment form within the stream giving it a braided appearance. Braided streams generally occur at high gradients.
What is braided stream?
A braided stream is a stream that has small channel capacity with respect to its sediment supply. Basically, there is not sufficient room within the stream valley to deposit all of the sediment and therefore, small islands of sediment form within the stream giving it a braided appearance. Braided streams generally occur at high gradients.
The sediment that a stream carries is called what?
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What sediment an example of when it is along a stream?
erosion
What happens to the size of the sediment a stream normally carries when it flows from a mountainous area to a flatter area?
The sediment size carried by the stream increases. EW
What is the load that a stream of desitemn carries called?
sediment
What factor determines the competence of a stream?
The competence of a stream is determined by the stream's velocity and the size of the sediment it can transport. Streams with higher velocities and larger sediment sizes are typically more competent and can transport larger particles.
How does the gradient of a stream affect how much erosion it causes?
It is because if a stream gets bigger, it is allowed to carry more sediment. More sediment means more erosion.
An area where a stream deposits sediment into a body of water?
estuary
