Class Preparation - Geology 210

Fluvial Systems II

How are drainage networks quantified?  What is the significance of drainage integration?  Drainage density?

How does stream competence and capacity change downstream?

What are the types of sediment loads carried by streams?

Describe the typical geometry and processes which characterize braided streams, alluvial fans, meandering streams?

What is the relationship between stream channel geometry and type of sediment being transported?

What controls the shape of deltas?  How are freshwater deltas different from marine deltas in terms of depositional processes?