Bedload
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bedload is a noun meaning (hydrology, geology) The (large particles of) sediment carried along the bottom of a river or stream, rather than in the current.
Meaning
(hydrology, geology) The (large particles of) sediment carried along the bottom of a river or stream, rather than in the current.
Example Sentences
To more effectively measure annual sediment yield (including bedload), sample basins should ideally terminate in a reservoir to trap sediment, including bedload.
Word Forms
- bedloads
- bed load
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include saltation, suspension, flaser, sandbed, bahada, eluvium.
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