What Is the Wetted Perimeter of a Stream

question 43

Multiple Choice

What is the wetted perimeter of a stream?

• A)That part of a streambed that contains the strongest current
• B)Where the stream is incising on the outside of a meander loop
• C)Where deposition occurs in an abandoned stream channel
• D)The amount of flow in contact with the banks and bed of the channel

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