Pirate streams ________.
A) consist of a series of intertwined channels that are overloaded with sediment
B) have flowing water either episodically or during only a portion of the year
C) have a channel that is highly sinuous (curvy)
D) form when headward erosion causes one stream to intersect another

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Pirate streams form when headward erosion, the process by which a stream channel lengthens up its slope as the flow of water increases, causes one stream to intersect and capture the flow of another. This process is also known as stream piracy or river capture.

Pirate Streams ________