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A floodplain forms where a stream what?
A floodplain forms where a stream overflows its banks during periods of high water flow, depositing sediments and creating a flat, fertile area on either side of the stream channel. This area is important for natural flood control and supporting diverse ecosystems.
What kind of river forms a floodplain?
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A slowly flowing stream with wide meanders in a wide floodplain is in what stage of development?
A slowly flowing stream with wide meanders in a wide floodplain is typically in the mature stage of development. At this stage, the stream has developed its floodplain and exhibits significant lateral erosion, leading to pronounced meanders. The gentle gradient allows for slower water flow, contributing to the formation of these features.
What is land that gets covered by water from a stream or river during a flood?
A 'floodplain'.
What is the flat area alongside the course of a stream that is subjected to flooding called?
The floodplain.
What are the stages of stream development?
The stages of stream development are youthful, mature, and old age. In the youthful stage, the stream has a steep gradient with a narrow, V-shaped channel. In the mature stage, the stream has a meandering channel and a wider floodplain. In old age, the stream has a very flat gradient, a wide meandering channel, and a broad floodplain.
During a flood a river drops the largest pieces of its sediment on the floodplain close to its normal channel but why?
When a stream floods, it deposits much of the sediment that it carries onto its floodplain
What is the flat low-lying portion of a stream valley that is subject to inundation during flooding?
floodplain
What is created when a stream cuts into its channel in a side to side fashion?
Meanders are created in the stream bed when a shallow graded stream cuts from side to side in its erosion process.It will create cliffs on the outside of the bends, and smooth banks on the inside of the stream. These features will migrate upstream.
Which part of a river would have a wide flood plain?
A floodplain, or flood plain, is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding.
Explain how stream deposition occurs?
Stream deposition occurs when a flowing stream loses energy, causing it to slow down and deposit sediment that it was previously carrying. This commonly occurs when the stream enters a flatter area, like a floodplain or a lake. As the stream's velocity decreases, it can no longer transport sediment, leading to deposition.
How does velocity affect a stream of water?
It cuts a wider, shallow channel .
