Stream Dynamics
Large streams from little fountains grow

- David Everett

The thirsty earth soaks up the rain,
And drinks, and gapes to drink again;

- Abraham Cowley

I was sitting on a river bed
and the story it told about the river that flowed
made me sad to think it was dead.

- America (Horse with no name)


Key words or concepts:
Divides
Streams
Drainage basins
Highlands vs. lowlands
Erosion and Deposition
Stream Dynamics
Gradient
Velocity
Discharge
Competence
Capacity
Mountain streams (V-shaped)
braided streams
meandering streams
flood plains
deltas
beach

Useful links:

Water Resources in Maine
Topographic Maps in Maine
Meandering


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