The phrase "alter the stream" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to indicate a change or modification to a flow of information, data, or even a physical stream of water.
Example: "The engineers decided to alter the stream to improve water flow and prevent flooding in the area."
Alternatives: "change the flow" or "modify the current".
The New Forest Association said that after it was previously altered the stream became disconnected from its floodplain.
Without some unexpected force altering the stream's pattern, it looks set to continue for a while yet.
They found that the drugs drastically altered the stream bacteria and minimized the growth of biofilms (the stuff that makes river rocks slimy).
Although substantially altering the stream and its aquatic life, this channel failed to prevent overflows, the largest of which damaged 1,200 structures in 1964.
Since the jet stream, which is a corridor of strong winds at upper levels of the atmosphere that generally blows from west to east across the northern mid-latitudes, is powered by the temperature difference between the Arctic and areas farther south, any alteration of that temperature difference is bound to alter the jet stream — with potentially profound implications.
It ends its days as the soaring costs of disposal are forcing equally momentous changes that experts say will fundamentally alter the waste stream, and American habits, in years to come.
Legere was responding to a question we had asked about T-Mobile's Binge On service: "Does Binge On alter the video stream in any way, or just limit its bandwidth?" But it apparently made him angry enough to drop an f-bomb on us.
Climate scientists were beginning to suspect a decade ago that the dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice might alter the jet stream in precisely this way, favoring conditions eerily like what we are seeing right now in California: unprecedented and devastating drought.
When building their dams and lodges, beavers alter the paths of streams and rivers and allow for the creation of extensive wetland habitats.
This measurement is key to understanding the physical forces that shape streams and alter the distribution of biota within the stream.
