streambank
Water's earthen border
A streambank is the sloped ground bordering a stream or creek, forming the boundary between the water channel and the surrounding land.
Streambanks are often sites of erosion and ecological concern: Native plants help stabilize the streambank.
The term appears frequently in environmental and conservation contexts.
Clean by hard rubbing
- undercuttingCharging less than rivals
- slumpingDeclining sharply, drooping
- collapseSudden structural failure
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
gully · degradation · retreat · weathering · overhang · toe · turbidity · alluvium
To travel without direction
- terracePaved outdoor extension
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- alluviumWater-deposited loose sediment
channel · oxbow · cutbank · bench · riffle · pool · gradient · sinuosity
Relating to riverbanks
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
flora · fauna · invertebrates · amphibians · wildlife · habitat · conservation · nesting
One who casts lines
- castingShaping through liquid form
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- fly-fishingCatching trout with artificial lures
- baitLure for prey
tackle · access · undercut · holding water · eddy · drift · shoreline
Loose stone for stabilization
- revetmentErosion control structure
- bioengineeringEngineering applied to biology
- gabionWire cage filled with rocks
- revegetationRestoring lost plant cover
armoring · grading · geotextile · erosion control · plantings
Unbroken forward movement
- currentDirected flow of charge
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- water levelHeight of liquid surface
discharge · stage · saturated · seepage · groundwater · water table
scour
Clean by hard rubbing
- undercuttingCharging less than rivals
- slumpingDeclining sharply, drooping
- collapseSudden structural failure
sediment · gully · degradation · retreat · weathering · overhang · toe · turbidity · alluvium · siltation
meander
To travel without direction
- terracePaved outdoor extension
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- leveeRiver flood barrier
alluvium · channel · oxbow · cutbank · bench · riffle · pool · gradient · sinuosity · braided
riparian
Relating to riverbanks
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
biodiversity · flora · fauna · invertebrates · amphibians · wildlife · habitat · conservation · nesting · spawning
angler
One who casts lines
- castingShaping through liquid form
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- fly-fishingCatching trout with artificial lures
bait · tackle · access · undercut · holding water · eddy · drift · shoreline
riprap
Loose stone for stabilization
- revetmentErosion control structure
- bioengineeringEngineering applied to biology
- gabionWire cage filled with rocks
revegetation · armoring · grading · geotextile · erosion control · plantings
flow
Unbroken forward movement
- currentDirected flow of charge
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
water level · discharge · stage · saturated · seepage · groundwater · water table
- streamsidewillow, willows, willow tree, cottonwood, cottonwoods
- mountain streamsmountain brook, mountain river, mountain spring, headwaters, headwater
- streamscreek, brook, rivers, tributary, creeks
- watershedsdrainage basin, drainage basins, river basin, river basins, catchment