resulting in a large number of channels forming. The image of the Caineville Badlands displays the lack of vegetation and numerous channels. The Caineville Badlands are located in an arid environment, receiving an average of 125mm of precipitation per year. This low precipitation contrasts with Montgomery and Dietrich’s equation of drainage density, which predicts that drainage density should be low where rainfall is low. This behavior is more consistent with Langbein and Schumm’s expression of erosion rate as a function of rainfall. According to the equation, erosion will increase with precipitation up to a point where the precipitation can support stabilizing vegetation. The lack of vegetation present in the image of the Caineville Badlands implies that the rainfall rate of this region is below the critical rainfall amount vegetation can be supported. References External links Drainage Basin at the Learning Channel Geomorphology Density Rivers Hydrology