Drainage basin Flashcards

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Watershed

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The area of high land forming the edge of a river basin

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Source

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Where a river begins

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Mouth

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Where a river ends

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Confluence

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The point at which two rivers meet

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Tributary

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A small stream that joins a larger river

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Channel

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Where the river flows

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