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| Title: |
EROSION AND DEPOSITION CAUSED BY A DAM |
| Caption: |
Following dam construction, sediment collects both in and upstream of the reservoir because of the change in base level. Erosion occurs downstream of the dam because water coming out of the reservoir carries less sediment than the stream is capable of carrying. (Modified after D. Tasa, in Tarbuck, E. J., and Lutgens, F. K. 2005. Earth: An introduction to physical geology, 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall) |
| Keywords: |
streams, rivers, water, floods, flooding, sediments, deposition, erosion, base levels, gradients |
