Describes a branching, tree-like structure Often used to refer to the pattern of streams which have formed their courses in level, homogeneous material, instead of following cracks and fissures in more resistant rocks
Branched in a way that resembles trees or shrubs For example, streams at the HBEF often have dendritic branching
The form of the drainage pattern of a stream and its tributaries when it follows a treelike shape, with the main trunk, branches, and twigs corresponding to the main stream, tributaries, and subtributaries, respectively, of the stream
A drainage pattern in which tributaries branch irregularly in all directions from and at almost any angle to a larger stream From an aerial view, it resembles the branching pattern of trees ADVANCE \x 540