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Across
  1. 4. The depositional zone near a stream which receives flood water and deposits during streamflows that exceed the bankfull discharge
  2. 6. Two words. A channel-spanning pool habitat in which the scour element maintaining the depth of the pool is a channel-wide obstruction such as a bedrock falls or a debris jam over which streamflow plunges.
  3. 11. A reach that transports surface water year-round.
  4. 12. A narrow, confined channel through which water flows rapidly.
  5. 13. Two words. A habitat characterized by the presence of at least three channels running roughly parallel to each other and appearing distinct at flows less than bankfull.
  6. 15. Two words. A lateral (i.e., secondary) channel with an axis of flow roughly parallel to the mainstem channel.
  7. 16. A relatively homogenous section of stream having a repetitious sequence of habitat types and relatively uniform physical attributes such as channel slope, habitat width, habitat depth, streambed substrate, and degree of interaction with its floodplain.
  8. 18. Two words. A portion of the stream that usually has reduced surface turbulence and has an average depth greater than riffles when viewed during low flow conditions.
  9. 19. A secondary channel system that occupies a distinct drainage basin and has a unique headwater origin.
  10. 20. A human-made structure intended to impound streamflow
  11. 21. Two words. The vertical distance a fish would have to jump to pass into a culvert outlet from the downstream habitat.
  12. 22. The portion of the valley floor that is prone to relatively frequent flood events of 50 years or less.
  13. 23. Three words. The point along the downstream end of a pool where the water surface slope breaks into the downstream habitat.
Down
  1. 1. Land characterized by soils that are water-saturated at least part of the year. This wetland lacks a well-defined bankfull channel.
  2. 2. A pipe made of metal, concrete, or other material that transports water and sediment beneath a road.
  3. 3. Two words. A portion of the stream with increased water velocity.
  4. 5. A reach that transports surface water only during storm events.
  5. 7. Two words. This is the depth to which your stream survey partner sinks after filling up their waders.
  6. 8. The longitudinal (upstream to downstream) line of maximum depth within a stream channel.
  7. 9. An essentially vertical drop in the channel bed.
  8. 10. The flowing together of two or more streams.
  9. 14. A term used to describe streamflow, under the current climatic and hydrologic regime, which occurs on average once every 1.5 years.
  10. 16. Three words. Maximum pool depth minus maximum pool tail crest depth.
  11. 17. Two words. A habitat characterized by the lack of flowing water during a low flow (level II) survey.