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What is The land form often formed at the mouth of a heavily silted stream called?
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A curve in a stream channel?
this is called a meandering stream.
How is a stream created?
A stream is formed form water flowing downhill from the highest point of a mountain or a hill. (From Yahoo Answers)
Where is an alluvial fan formed on dry land?
at the base of a mountain stream
What is it called when rain rolls into a stream?
Runoff is when rain rolls into a stream.
Which type of stream valley is formed primarliy by downcutting?
A narrow v-shaped valley
How is a misfit stream formed?
A Misfit Stream is formed when water melted from the mountains flow into a U-shaped valley. Then because the stream is too small for the valley it is then called a misfit valley.
What is the effect of soil erosion on the condition of water?
The water (stream, river) would become heavily silted and deposit the silt at the river mouth, forming sandbars and hampering shipping. Such silt could also hamper wildlife and even drive away fish that only like clear running water.
A wide sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range is called a(n)?
Option c is correct
How are river valleys are formed?
River valleys are formed by stream erosion.
What is the area where a freshwater river or stream enters the ocean?
The area where a freshwater river or stream enters the ocean is called an estuary. It is a coastal area of brackish water formed when freshwater enters the ocean.
What term is used to describe a crescent shaped lake formed when a meander of a stream has been bypassed?
That would be called an oxbow lake.
What is a river or a stream that flows into a larger river or stream called?
A stream or river called that flows into a larger stream or river is called a tributary.
A stream Valley Land form is the most common result of what?
A stream valley is usually 'V' shaped, formed by erosion from a stream. A glacial valley is usually 'U' shaped, formed by the action of a glacier.
What is a stream order?
1st order stream is a stream that formed Bc OF Spring and any water. and represent the first steam of the watershed
Was The Grand canyon was formed by stream erosion?
Yes.
What are river valleys formed primarily by?
stream erosion
How does canyon formed?
usually by a river or stream, erosion.....
