Features Of A Drainage Basin🛀 Flashcards
1
Q
Drainage Basin?
A
The area from which water drains into the river
2
Q
Watershed?
A
An imaginary line that separates two drainage basins
3
Q
Confluence?
A
The point where two rivers join together-Avon and the Severn in Tewksbury
4
Q
Tributaries?
A
Smaller rivers which join the main river
5
Q
Source?
A
Where a river begins
6
Q
Flood Plain
A
Land that floods when a river overflows
7
Q
Mouth?
A
Where a river flows into the sea or lake
