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What are pebbles and boulders carried in a stream called?

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They are called stream loads

Step-by-step explanation:

Stream load is a geologic term referring to the solid matter carried by a stream (Strahler and Strahler, 2006). Erosion and bed shear stress continually remove mineral material from the bed and banks of the stream channel, adding this material to the regular flow of water.

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