What effect will river capture have on the volume of water in stream K?

1.5.1 River capture, also known as stream piracy, is a geomorphological process where a stream or river's headwaters are diverted into the channel of an adjacent stream due to headward erosion. 1.5.2 The erosion associated with river capture in sketch A is headward erosion. Stream J is eroding backwards into the drainage divide, extending its channel upstream towards Stream K. 1.5.3 • L: Wind gap (or dry valley) • M: Barbed tributary 1.5.4 • Captor stream: Stream J • Misfit stream: Stream K 1.5.5 a) A watershed (or drainage basin) is an area of land where all surface water drains into a common outlet, such as a river, lake, or ocean. It is separated from adjacent watersheds by a drainage divide. b) River capture causes the watershed to change its position when the captor stream erodes headward, breaches the drainage divide, and diverts the headwaters of another stream. This shifts the boundary of the watershed, expanding the captor stream's basin at the expense of the captured stream's basin. c) River capture will cause the volume of water in stream K to decrease significantly, as its headwaters are diverted into Stream J. 1.5.6 The local farming community around stream J can utilize the increased water supply for expanded irrigation, allowing them to cultivate more land or grow water-intensive crops. They may also need to adapt their farming practices or infrastructure to manage the larger flow.