DRAINAGE BASIN Flashcards
1
Q
Purpose
A
Collects water and deposits to sea/lake
2
Q
What type of system
A
open system- has stores and flows
3
Q
What is source
A
Upland area where river begins
4
Q
What is watershed
A
Highland which divides one drainage basin from another
5
Q
What is tributary
A
A small river which joins to the main river
6
Q
What is confluence
A
A point where 2 rivers join
7
Q
What is mouth
A
Where the river flows into the sea
8
Q
Channel network
A
System of surface+underground channels that collect and transport precipitation on a drainage basin to rivers
