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How does an increase in a streams velocity affect its discharge and carrying capacity?
When the discharge of a stream increases, so does it's velocity. When it decreases, so does the velocity.
When the discharge of a stream increases what happens to the streams width?
When stream discharge increases, more water is flowing through a corridor. To accommodate that, the water will rise in the channel. Depending on the geometry of the channel, the width of wetted water surface may increase as the water fills a different geometry. If the width of the cross-sectional geometry is constant, however, only depth will increase, along with velocity.
Why do most streams in New York have greater stream discharge?
Melting snow increases runoff in spring
How does a river's velocity affect its competence and capacity?
the competence and capacity of a steam depend on a streams velocity and discharge. Because the velocity and discharge of a given stream are not constant , the competence and capacity of a stream are not constant . competence and capacity vary along a stream and change throughout the year.
Why do most streams in the United States have a greater stream discharge in spring than in summer?
Melting snow increases runoff in spring.
The ability of a stream to reode and transport material depends largely on its?
The ability of a stream to erode and transport material largely depends on its velocity, gradient, and discharge. Streams with higher velocities, steeper gradients, and greater discharge have more erosive power and are better able to transport sediment.
Do streams lose velocity when they join larger streams?
false
What is a increase in stream velocity due to?
An increase in stream velocity can be due to factors such as a steeper gradient, higher discharge, narrower channel width, or decreased channel roughness. These factors can contribute to higher flow velocities in rivers or streams.
Stream velocity does it have anything to do with discharge of stream or stream elevation?
Stream discharge physically depends on two factors: stream cross-sectional area and velocity. Area is composed of width and depth. Q (flow) = vel x width x depth. Stream elevation change, or how steep a stream is, will affect the velocity. Higher sloping streams (like those with few meanders) will travel faster than sinuous, snaking streams that have a lower elevation drop per length of stream.
How does the velocity of the stream affect erosion?
Higher velocity of the stream increases erosion by carrying and transporting more sediments, which can wear away the streambed and banks more quickly. It also increases the force of the water, allowing it to break down and transport larger rocks and debris. Conversely, lower velocity streams erode more slowly.
Does a streams discharge change?
All the time.
Ture or false streams lose velocity when they join larger streams?
ture
