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streambed

or stream channel

Any long, narrow, sloping depression on land that had been shaped by flowing water. Streambeds can range in width from a few feet for a brook to several thousand feet for the largest rivers. The channel may or may not contain flowing water at any given time; some carry water only occasionally. Streambeds may be cut in bedrock or through sand, clay, silt, or other unconsolidated materials.

stream channel [′strēm ‚chan·əl]

(geology)

A long, narrow, sloping troughlike depression where a natural stream flows or may flow. Also known as streamway.

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