A River System 💧 Flashcards
What is the mouth?
Where a river joins the sea
What is a Tributary?
A small stream that joins a larger river
What is a meander?
A sweeping bend in a river
What is a confluence?
The point where two rivers join
What is a drainage basin?
The area drained by a river system
What is a water-shed?
A raised area of land separating two drainage basins
What is Surface Runoff?
Here water moves directly over the surface in e.g. A river or to a river.
What is infiltration?
This is the process where water soaks into the soil.
What is percolation?
This is the process where water moves into underlying rocks.
What is through flow?
This is the process where water flows through soil towards e.g. A river.
What is Groundwater flow?
This is the process where water flows through rock towards e.g. A river.
What is a source?
The start of a river
