Slide 1Watersheds and Stream Order Slide 2 WatershedWatershed Watershed Watershed: The land drained by a river or stream and all of its tributaries. Also known as a Drainage…

Slide 1Hydrological Cycle Slide 2 Streams Stream = water flowing downhill in a defined channel. (River = large stream; Creek & Brook = small streams) Lotic system = flowing…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Stream Order A first-order stream has no tributaries and flows directly from its source—a spring, lake or melting snow. When two first-order streams join,…

Slide 1 Drainage Basins Slide 2 Definitions Drainage basin: An area of land drained by a single river. Also called the catchment area of a river. Watershed: The dividing…

Slide 1 Abiotic Control of Stream Biota: Physical, Chemical, Hydrological and Spatial Factors Kevin Kane Animal Ecology 518, Stream Ecology Dr. Clay Pierce Animal Ecology…

Slide 1 Erosion and Landscape Evolution Slide 2 How Do We Know Rivers Cut Their Valleys? John Playfair, 1800 Tributary valleys almost always join the main valley at exactly…