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Info 5: Measuring Stone Size

Index of Roundness Barchart - the rocks and boulders in the river channel gradually become more founded as the stream order increases.

The rocks and boulders in the river channel gradually become more rounded as the stream order increases. The volume of water increases with stream order and as boulders are rolled along the channel bed they are subject to attrition and gain a more rounded profile.