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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > hydrology > sediment yield > bedload
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > hydrology > sediment yield > bedload
Preferred Term:

bedload

Definition:
Bedload is that portion of the total sediment in transport that is carried by intermittent contact with the streambed by rolling, sliding, and bouncing.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
sediment yield
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/225040
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RDF/XMLCreated 2014-08-19, last modified 2014-11-17