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The Journey of a Stream
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Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	high interest, readability grades 4 to 6
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	4.19

Vocabulary

challenging words:

bedrock, deepen, tributary, discharge, formation, supplied, rainfall, tends, solution, journey, material, coastline, thaw, easily, interesting, bars

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The Journey of a Stream By Patti Hutchison

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¹     Let's take a look at the journey of a stream from beginning to end. It's an interesting story.
 
²     A stream begins high in the mountains. The land is steep. When there is rainfall, or during the spring thaw, water begins to run down the slopes. Soon a channel is carved into the bedrock. A stream is formed. It becomes part of a stream system.
 
³     A stream is ordered by its place in the system. A first order stream has no tributaries. This is the beginning of stream formation. At this point it is small and shallow. It is flowing down a steep slope.
 
⁴     Soon the stream joins another first order stream to form a second order stream. It begins to widen and deepen. The slope is not quite as steep at this point. But the water is still moving quickly.

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