Riparian and Wetland Terms- REM 151

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Across
  1. 2. This stream type has discontinuities in space with water in some areas and dry in others.
  2. 4. This stream type flows only in direct response to precipitation.
  3. 8. This stream type flows continuously.
  4. 9. Portion of a stream with a definite bed and banks which that holds flowing water.
  5. 13. Deposition of sediment in a stream.
  6. 14. Vegetation adjacent to a stream.
  7. 15. Degree to which a river or stream bends back and forth.
  8. 16. Area adjacent to a river or stream, subject to yearly flooding.
Down
  1. 1. Relationship of the channel to the valley walls.
  2. 2. This stream only flows certain times of the year and depends on available water.
  3. 3. A raised shoreline above water level.
  4. 5. Flowing water systems are called ______.
  5. 6. Drier areas on a landscape that are only wet for short periods after precipitation events.
  6. 7. Areas with "hydric" soils that are permanently or seasonally saturated by water.
  7. 10. Losing sediment, down cutting, entrenched or incised.
  8. 11. Standing surface water areas like springs and bogs are called ______.
  9. 12. General slope of a flowing stream.