Bedload

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The (large particles of) sediment carried along the bottom of a river or stream, rather than in the current. countable, uncountable

    "To more effectively measure annual sediment yield (including bedload), sample basins should ideally terminate in a reservoir to trap sediment, including bedload."

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suspended loadwash load

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"To more effectively measure annual sediment yield (including bedload), sample basins should ideally terminate in a reservoir to trap sediment, including bedload."

Etymology

From bed + load.

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