What type of stream pattern would you expect to develop in a stream that had a low bedload to suspended load ratio, a higher percentage of finer grained sediment, stable banks, constant discharge and a low channel slope?
A) highly meandering pattern
B) moderately meandering pattern
C) mixed meandering and braided pattern
D) moderately braided pattern
E) highly braided pattern

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A stream with a low bedload to suspended load ratio, finer grained sediment, stable banks, constant discharge, and a low channel slope is likely to develop a highly meandering pattern. This is because the conditions favor the formation of sinuous channels that meander across the floodplain, rather than braiding, which is more typical of streams with higher bedload, coarser sediment, and variable discharge.

What Type of Stream Pattern Would You Expect to Develop