Suspended Load is the term for the fine particles that are light enough to be carried in a stream without touching the stream bed. These particles are generally of the sand, silt and clay size, although they can be larger, es pecially in cases of high discharge, such as during floods. This is in contrast to bed load which is carried along the bottom of the stream. Butchers Creek, Omeo, Victoria A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of water with a detectable current, confined within a bed and banks. ... The bed of this stream is made up of rocks, some very rounded (having had a longer life in the stream) and some not. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ... Bed load is a term to describe the larger particles (relative to the suspended load) that are carried along the bottom of a stream. ...

The size and weight of the particles in the suspended load is directly related to the discharge of the stream. The higher the discharge, the larger and heavier the particles . In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ...

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