Stream Types

There are three types of streams:

Perennial streams

Water flows in the stream at least 90 percent of the time in a well defined channel.

Intermittent streams

Flow generally occurs only during the wet season (50 percent of the time or less).

Ephemeral streams

Flow generally occurs for a short time after extreme storms. The channel is usually not well defined.

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