The bed of a river or stream is called a channel.
Cauce is a concept that derives from calix , a Latin word that can be translated as "water conduit." The bed of a stream or river is called a channel: that is, the depression in the ground that contains the water.
It can be said that the channel is the physical place where the water flows in its course , between the banks or banks . When water leaves its channel, it causes a flood . It is important to keep in mind that the flow of a stream or river can vary depending on the season since precipitation increases or decreases depending on the time of year.
The channel, in short, is the channel that, naturally, allows the circulation of water . This channel contains a river or stream, although an increase in flow can cause the water to overflow it and flood the surrounding areas.
Channel characteristics
The characteristics of the channel depend on the so-called fluvial dynamics . The water, in its course, alters the relief and in turn affects its own layout. This is due to the effects of sedimentation and erosion in the channel.
In some areas , it is possible to find channels that remain dry for much of the year, except during the rainy season, which is not always strong enough to flood them. Settlements and even factories can be built in these channels, since the water does not have a destructive power, but in the worst case it prevents normal circulation for a few days a year.
For many people it is truly fascinating to think that a canal through which a large volume of water passed not so long ago has become a dry channel in which building and life as we know it today are possible, with basic amenities, such as electricity supply, telephone line and drinking water.
The channels are subject to river dynamics.
The avenues
When the water level of a course rises significantly, it is called a flood , flood, flood, high water or flood . One of the parameters that are taken into account to know if we are facing this phenomenon is the average flow of the course: the avenue exceeds it.
During the worst cases of floods, the volume of the channel is not sufficient to contain the water, and it is then that flooding occurs due to the overflow towards the alluvial plain (also known as the main bed , this is the orographic part where it is located. the channel; if it is cone-shaped or fan-shaped, then the bed can move very easily across its surface and cause flooding over long distances ).
Channel as a way
In colloquial language, the idea of a channel is usually used with reference to the means , the path or the process that allows us to reach or achieve something. For example: "I am not going to put any pressure on the Judiciary: I will let things progress along the appropriate channel" , "Parents must give a beneficial channel to their children's energy" , "If the project continues to develop through this channel, we are going to be successful .
Precisely, it is understood as channeling to promote the most appropriate path for a discussion or a particular issue that requires a certain level of guidance to lead to a favorable point. In this context we can even talk about the channel of an interpersonal relationship ; For example, if two people cannot get along for well-defined reasons that prevent them from achieving harmony, it is possible to make certain changes in their environment so that the problems do not end up destroying the bond, and here we can talk about channeling the relationship .