River Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The invisible material that a stream transports
  2. 4. The maximum size particle a stream can carry
  3. 8. The type of drainage pattern that bends at right angles due to jointed bedrock
  4. 11. The type of drainage pattern that forms as water flows down the sides of ridges and collects in channels between them
  5. 12. The maximum load a stream can carry
  6. 13. A ridge of sediment in the floodplain that runs parallel to the main river channel
  7. 18. The land area that contributes water to a stream
  8. 19. The material that gives a stream its color
  9. 20. Another name for the slope of a river channel
  10. 22. The lowest point to which a stream can erode (usually sea level)
  11. 23. Amount of water flow per unit time
Down
  1. 1. A stream in the floodplain that runs parallel to the main river channel
  2. 2. The end of a river
  3. 5. The method by which the bed load moves (like skipping)
  4. 6. Separates drainage basins
  5. 7. The type of drainage pattern that looks like veins or a tree branch
  6. 9. The curves that form in rivers as they "age"
  7. 10. A broad arc-shaped depositional feature on the land surface at the mouth of a high-gradient stream
  8. 14. A U-shaped curve that forms as a meander pinches off from the main river channel
  9. 15. The largest material a stream transports by bouncing, rolling, and tumbling along the bottom of a stream
  10. 16. The type of drainage pattern that flows down and away from a high point, like a mountain
  11. 17. A birdfoot or triangularly-shaped depositional feature formed at the mouth of a river
  12. 21. The source of a river