Keyword

stream order

Description: A numerical classification of a stream’s position in a branching river network, used in hydrology, geomorphology, and aquatic ecology.

Primary topic: Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (27%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q29428329

OpenAlex ID: keywords/stream-order

Quantitative analysis of watershed geomorphology

1957 · Arthur N. Strahler · Transactions American Geophysical Union · 5,974

Evolution of Drainage Systems and Slopes in Badlands at Perth Amboy, New Jersey

1956 · STANLEY A. SCHUMM · Geological Society of America Bulletin · 2,853

Stream gradient as a function of order, magnitude, and discharge

1974 · J. J. Flint · Water Resources Research · 945

The Contribution of Headwater Streams to Biodiversity in River Networks1

2007 · Judy L. Meyer, David L. Strayer, et al. · JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association · 727

The concept of entropy in landscape evolution

1962 · Luna Bergere Leopold, Walter Basil Langbein · USGS professional paper · 684

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The Role of Headwater Streams in Downstream Water Quality1

2007 · Richard B. Alexander, Elizabeth W. Boyer, et al. · JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association · 653

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Importance of Organic Debris Dams in the Structure and Function of Stream Ecosystems

1980 · Robert E. Bilby, Gene E. Likens · Ecology · 649

The Reference Condition: A Comparison of Multimetric and Multivariate Approaches to Assess Water-Quality Impairment Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates

1997 · T. B. Reynoldson, R. H. Norris, et al. · Journal of the North American Benthological Society · 642

Nutrient spiraling in streams and river networks

2006 · Scott H. Ensign, Martin W. Doyle · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 498

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Nitrogen retention in rivers: model development and application to watersheds in the northeastern U.S.A.

2002 · Sybil P. Seitzinger, Renée V. Styles, et al. · Biogeochemistry · 483

Global Reconstruction of Naturalized River Flows at 2.94 Million Reaches

2019 · Peirong Lin, Ming Pan, et al. · Water Resources Research · 464

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Macroinvertebrate diversity in headwater streams: a review

2008 · AMBER CLARKE, RALPH MAC NALLY, et al. · Freshwater Biology · 458

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Ephemeral streams - Hydraulic factors and their relation to the drainage net

1956 · Luna Bergere Leopold, John P. Miller · USGS professional paper · 430

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Applications of artificial neural networks for patterning and predicting aquatic insect species richness in running waters

2003 · Young-Seuk Park, Régis Céréghino, et al. · Ecological Modelling · 412

Global abundance and size distribution of streams and rivers

2012 · John Downing · Inland Waters · 404

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A GIS-based approach in drainage morphometric analysis of Kanhar River Basin, India

2014 · Praveen Kumar Rai, Kshitij Mohan, et al. · Applied Water Science · 368

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Seasonal succession of diatoms and Chlorophyceae in the drainage network of the Seine River: Observation and modeling

1995 · Josette Gamier, Gilles Billen, et al. · Limnology and Oceanography · 338

Dynamic, discontinuous stream networks: hydrologically driven variations in active drainage density, flowing channels and stream order

2014 · S. E. Godsey, J. W. Kirchner · Hydrological Processes · 333

Influence of Tributary Spatial Position on the Structure of Warmwater Fish Communities

1992 · Lewis L. Osborne, Michael J. Wiley · Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences · 324

Small but mighty: headwaters are vital to stream network biodiversity at two levels of organization

2011 · Debra S. Finn, Núria Bonada, et al. · Journal of the North American Benthological Society · 319

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Use of periphyton assemblage data as an index of biotic integrity

2000 · B. H. Hill, A. T. Herlihy, et al. · Journal of the North American Benthological Society · 317

Morphometric analysis of sub-watersheds in the pavagada area of Tumkur district, South India using remote sensing and gis techniques

2004 · S. Srinivasa Vittala, S. Govindaiah, et al. · Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing · 309

Scale-dependence of land use effects on water quality of streams in agricultural catchments

2003 · Oliver Buck, Dev K Niyogi, et al. · Environmental Pollution · 308

Longitudinal Patterns of Ecosystem Processes and Community Structure in a Subarctic River Continuum

1987 · Robert J. Naiman, Jerry M. Melillo, et al. · Ecology · 307

Morphometric analysis of a subtropical Andean basin (Tucumán, Argentina)

2006 · L. M. Mesa · Environmental Geology · 305

Works count: 1,913

Citation count: 51,410