Large stones/boulders are rolled along the river bank by water moving downstream. It occurs at times of high discharge such as Boscastle flood when River Valency gained high discharge.
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Saltation
Small stones are bounced along the channel bed. It occurs during relatively high energy conditions.
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Suspension
Small particles of silt/sand carried along by the flow of the river.
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Solution
Dissolved minerals are transported within the mass of the moving water.
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Capacity of a river
A measure of the amount of material a river can carry.
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Competence of a river
The diameter of the largest particle that a river can carry for a given velocity.
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Card 2
Front
Small stones are bounced along the channel bed. It occurs during relatively high energy conditions.
Back
Saltation
Card 3
Front
Small particles of silt/sand carried along by the flow of the river.
Back
Card 4
Front
Dissolved minerals are transported within the mass of the moving water.
Back
Card 5
Front
A measure of the amount of material a river can carry.
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