Let the river roll which way it will
cities will rise on its banks
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
rain return to ocean by
surface runoffRunoff vs. seepage, depends on
groundwater (seepage)
Amount of precipitationThree stream variables
Nature of soil
Amount and type of vegetation
Depth to ground water
GradientHighlands vs. lowlands
Velocity
Discharge
Erosion and Deposition
drainage basin
divides
floodplain
floods
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