sediment movement

How Does Gradient Change Discharge?

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How Does Gradient Change Discharge? Discharge increases, as noted above, because water is added to the stream from tributary streams and groundwater. As discharge increases, the width, depth, and average velocity of the stream increase. The gradient of the stream, however, will decrease. How does the gradient of a river change from headwaters to mouth?

What Controls How Much Sediment A River Can Carry?

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What Controls How Much Sediment A River Can Carry? What controls how much sediment a river can carry? The size of the particles that can be carried as suspended load is dependent on the flow rate 11. Larger particles are more likely to fall through the upward currents to the bottom, unless the flow rate