Stream capture refers to
A) the legal process by which a state secures rights to the waters of a river basin.
B) the merging of two streams flowing in the same valley.
C) the process by which one channel erodes through a drainage divide and captures the headwater regions of another stream.
D) the illegal withdrawal of water from a river.

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Stream capture refers to the process by which one stream erodes through a drainage divide and captures the headwaters of another stream. This can happen when the capturing stream has a higher flow rate and can erode through the divide, diverting the stream flow of the captured stream into its own waters.

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