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{{Definition|title=Wash load
|definition=That part of the suspended load which is composed of particle sizes smaller than those found in appreciable quantities in the bed material. It is in near-permanent suspension and, therefore, is transported through the stream without deposition. The discharge of the wash load through a reach depends only on the rate with which these particles become available in the catchment area and not on the transport capacity of
the flow.<ref>Rijn, L. C. van (1986). ''Manual sediment transport measurements''. Delft, The Netherlands: Delft Hydraulics Laboratory</ref>.
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==See also==
* [[Definitions, processes and models in morphology]]
* [[Manual Sediment Transport Measurements in Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal Seas]]

==References==
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{{author 
|AuthorID=13226 
|AuthorFullName= Rijn, Leo van
|AuthorName=Leovanrijn}}

{{author 
|AuthorID=12969 
|AuthorFullName= Roberti, Hans
|AuthorName=Robertihans}}