1. Chapter 13 Running Water
Running water means……….
Water that is in motion, such as in rivers and streams

2. A small river or stream that runs into a bigger river
Tributary………
Like a branch runs into a limb and a limb runs into a tree trunk
A small river or stream that runs into a bigger river

4. Includes a main river and all of its tributaries
A river system….
Examples would be the Potomac River system and the James River system
Includes a main river and all of its tributaries

5. A watershed is……….
The land around the river system that all drains into that river
Also known as a drainage basin

7. Gradient… How steep the river is
The steeper the river………….the faster the river will flow 

8. Discharge…
Which has more discharge, a stream in your backyard or the Potomac River???
The volume of water flowing past a given point at a given time

9. Channel….. The deepest part of the river
Where the river started forming