surface water an erosional-depositional system. running water when running water is confined to a...
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Running Water
• When running water is confined to a channel, it is called a stream
• Smaller streams called tributaries flow into larger ones until it forms a river system
V-Shaped Valleys
The action of stream abrasion causes a v-shaped valley to be cut into the landscape
Watershed Areas• The area drained
by a stream is called a watershed area
• Another name for a watershed area is drainage basin
The source of a river is called its headwaters. This is where a river has it’s greatest potential energy
The place where a river ends is called the mouth of the river. This is the base level.