power upstream to the local unit stream power () to identify patterns such as sudden jumps or drops in stream power, these features can help identify locations where the local terrain controls the flow or widens out as well as areas prone to erosion. Bridge and culvert design Stream power can be used as an indicator of potential damages to bridges as a result of large rain events and how strong bridges should be designed in order to avoid damage during these events. Stream power can also be used to guide culvert and bridge design in order to maintain healthy stream morphology in which fish are able to continuing traversing the water course and no erosion processes are initiated. See also Hydrology Geomorphology Erosion Sediment transport Shear stress Hydrogeomorphology Deposition (geology) Water slope References Geomorphology Water streams