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Stream

A stream is a continuous body of surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The channel is a watercourse, although the watercourse may be seasonally or periodically dry. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to by a variety of local or regional names. Long, large streams are usually called…

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SeepFordedAustraliaCanadaNew Zealand
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Other names

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Indicators of a perennial stream

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Indicators of a perennial stream

Drainage basins

Crossings

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Stream

Nodes191
Edges190
Triples221
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010471
Components1

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related to Further reading · 52
Stream → April, Archived, Bibcode, Cheng Haining, China, Citizen's Primer, De, Discussion, Ecological Restoration, Environmental Protection, Environmental Science, February, Fluvial Geomorphology, Gao, Grainger, Hydrology, Its Effects, Journey, Kejia, Li
related to Northern America · 30
Stream → Australia, Branch, Caribbean, Creek, Delaware, Dutch, Falls, Florida, Gut, Gwynns Falls, Jones Falls, Kill, Little Gunpowder Falls, Maryland, Michigan, Mid-Atlantic, Midwestern, New England, New Jersey, New York
related to United Kingdom · 28
Stream → Allt, Beck, Bourne, Brook, Burn, County Durham, Cumbria, Danes, England, Gill, Kent, Lake District, Lincolnshire, Nant, North East England, Norwegians, Old Norse, Rivulet, Scotland, Scottish Highlands
related to Drainage basins · 19
Stream → Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, British English, Continental Divide, Continuing, Eastern Continental Divide, For, Gulf, Kentucky River, Mexico, Mississippi River, North America, Ohio River, Pacific Ocean, Similarly, The, The Atlantic Ocean, This, Tombigbee River
related to Creek · 12
Stream → Canada, In, In Australia, India, Maryland, New England, New Zealand, Portsbridge Creek, Portsea Island, Sometimes, United Kingdom, United States
related to External links · 8
Stream → Archived, Media, StreamNet, Streams, Wayback Machine, Wikimedia Commons Quotations, WikiquoteGlossary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Hydrological indicators · 7
Stream → Accumulation, Another, Direct, If, In, Organic, This
related to According to the water underneath · 6
Stream → Classification, Gaining, Isolated, Losing, Perched, The
related to Sources · 6
Stream → By, Most, Some, The, This, While
related to Benthic macroinvertebrates · 5
Stream → Crayfish, Larvae, Macroinvertebrate, Macroinvertebrates, These

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streams water river may channel perennial groundwater flow intermittent erosion creek also surface used tributary rivers called bed typically source

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Streamis acontinuous body of surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel0.90text
Streamis acritical factor in determining its character and is entirely determined by its base level of erosion0.90text
a lakeinstance ofor a stream which does not reach a static body of water0.80text
bay or ocean but joins another riverinstance ofor a stream which does not reach a static body of water0.80text
the Amazon River contains many smaller drainage basinsinstance ofA large drainage basin0.80text
a lake or oceaninstance ofinto a static body of water0.80text
Streamrelated to According to the water underneathGaining0.60section
Streamrelated to According to the water underneathLosing0.60section
Streamrelated to According to the water underneathIsolated0.60section
Streamrelated to According to the water underneathThe0.60section
Streamrelated to According to the water underneathPerched0.60section
Streamrelated to According to the water underneathClassification0.60section

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