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    Rivers and streams go through three stages in their life cycle: young, mature, and old. Old rivers have flat slopes, flood easily as water moves slowly, and may form oxbow lakes when sharp bends are cut off. Pollution from activities like dam building, coal mining, and drilling endanger rivers such as the Missouri, Snake, Columbia, and Clarks Fork.

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    Rivers and streams go through three stages in their life cycle: young, mature, and old. Old rivers have flat slopes, flood easily as water moves slowly, and may form oxbow lakes when sharp bends are cut off. Pollution from activities like dam building, coal mining, and drilling endanger rivers such as the Missouri, Snake, Columbia, and Clarks Fork.

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    EARTH SCIENCE 9-4 What are rivers and streams?

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    OBJ: Describe the three stages in the life cycle of a river or stream.

    V. Old Rivers - water moves very slowly.


    - has a flat slope.
    - floods easily.
    - flows too slow to get rid of extra water.
    - meanders do not extend to valley walls.
    - may eventually form an oxbow lake.
    OXBOW LAKE = curved lake formed when a bend in a river is cut off
    at both ends.
    Example - Mississippi River

    VI. Endangered Rivers - pollution from that results from developing new
    energy sources endanger rivers.
    - building dams
    - draining acid from coal minds
    - drilling for oil and natural gas
    List of endangered rivers - Missouri
    - Snake
    - Columbia
    - Clarks Fork

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