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  2. Bayou - Wikipedia

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    Bayou Corne in Louisiana, October 2010. In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou (/ ˈ b aɪ. uː, ˈ b aɪ. oʊ /) [1] is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), marshy lake, wetland, or creek.

  3. Wetlands of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Atchafalaya Basin. The wetlands of Louisiana are water-saturated coastal and swamp regions of southern Louisiana, often called "Bayou".. The Louisiana coastal zone stretches from the border of Texas to the Mississippi line [1] and comprises two wetland-dominated ecosystems, the Deltaic Plain of the Mississippi River (unit 1, 2, and 3) and the closely linked Chenier Plain (unit 4). [2]

  4. Stream order - Wikipedia

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    The stream order or waterbody order is a positive whole number used in geomorphology and hydrology to indicate the level of branching in a river system.. There are various approaches [1] to the topological ordering of rivers or sections of rivers based on their distance from the source ("top down" [2]) or from the confluence (the point where two rivers merge) or river mouth ("bottom up" [3 ...

  5. Main stem - Wikipedia

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    More than 1.5 million of these small streams, with average drainage basins of only 1 square mile (2.6 km 2), have been identified in the United States alone. [2] Outside of the United States, the Amazon River reaches a Strahler number of 12, making it the highest-order river in the world.

  6. Comparison diagram - Wikipedia

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    Comparison diagram or comparative diagram is a general type of diagram, in which a comparison is made between two or more objects, phenomena or groups of data. [1] A comparison diagram or can offer qualitative and/or quantitative information. This type of diagram can also be called comparison chart or comparison chart. The diagram itself is ...

  7. Bayou Lafourche - Wikipedia

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    Bayou Lafourche (/ l ə ˈ f uː ʃ / lə-FOOSH [1]), originally called Chetimachas River [2] or La Fourche des Chetimaches [3] (the fork of the Chitimacha), is a 106-mile-long (171 km) [4] bayou in southeastern Louisiana, United States, that flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

  8. Stream - Wikipedia

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    Using the model for comparison in two basins in Tibet (Helongqu and Niyang River White Water), the results show that the critical support flow (Qc) of the housing dragon song [clarification needed] is 0.0028 m 3 /s. At the same time, the white water curvature is 0.0085 m 3 /s. Besides, the critical support flow can vary with hydrologic climate ...

  9. River ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    [4] River ecosystems are prime examples of lotic ecosystems. Lotic refers to flowing water, from the Latin lotus, meaning washed. Lotic waters range from springs only a few centimeters wide to major rivers kilometers in width. [5] Much of this article applies to lotic ecosystems in general, including related lotic systems such as streams and ...