Chap. 9 Surface Water

3. process by which the surrounding watershed enriches bodies of water with nutrients that stimulate excessive plant growth
4. means to "make young again" a stream actively resumes the process of downcutting toward its base level
6. the elevation at which a stream enters another stream or body of water
8. where moving water is held
10. is the measure of the volume of stream water that flows past a particular location within a given period time
11. bodies of water surrounded by land, form in different ways in surface depressions and in low areas
13. is the method of transport for all particles small enough to be held up by the turbulence of a stream's moving water
16. often triangular deposit that forms where a stream enters a large body of water
17. consists of sand, pebbles, and cobbles that the stream's water can roll or push along the bed of the stream

1. the broad, flat area that extends out from a stream's banks and is covered by excess water during times of flooding
2. is an elevated land area that separates one watershed from another
5. all the land area whose water drains into a stream system
7. the moving water carves a narrow pathway into the sediment or rock
9. is any land area that is covered with water for a part of the year
12. water flowing downslope along Earth's surface
14. occurs when water spills over the sides of a stream's banks onto the adjacent land
15. a bend or curve in a stream channel caused by moving water