Watersheds
This is the order of a stream that only two headwaters flow into?
what is second order
what is the Q in this equation: Q = volume/time
what is discharge
what type of sediment is easily eroded?
This output component of water budgets accounts for water loss through evaporation and plant transpiration.
what is evapotranspiration
This is a method to find discharge by taking subsections of a stream width
What is Velocity-Area method
In rivers and streams what three processes do sediments go through?
What is mobilized, transported, and deposited
In a watershed where infiltration is high, how does this affect the water yield?
what is Low water yield (runoff into stream)
Important qualities of this are easy to detect, only influenced by physical processes, is not absorbed by sediment, and does not harm biota?
What is a conservative tracer.
What does it mean if a Flow Duration Curve is flat?
What is the streamflow is consistent throughout the year
This is another name for watershed
what is Catchment OR drainage area
This creates a standardized rating curve to monitor flow over time.
What is a weir
Which flows move the most sediment?
What is faster-moving flows
When delineating a watershed boundary, at what approximate angle should the boundary cross contour (elevation) lines?
what is 90ยบ
This device was used to measure velocity during our lab
What is a rubber duck
what is the most common stream network drainage pattern
what is dendritic