RIver systems Flashcards
1
Q
Source
A
Where the river begins
2
Q
Watershed/drainage divide
A
Mountain separating water from one direction to another
3
Q
Tributary stream
A
stream that flows into a river
4
Q
Channel
A
The path the river takes
5
Q
Flood plain
A
A flat low lying that may regularly be flooded
6
Q
Meander
A
Loop or bend in a river
7
Q
River bank
A
Land of the sides of a river
8
Q
drainage basin
A
area drained by a river system
9
Q
delta
A
plain formed by a deposit of sediment where a river enters a lake or ocean. usually in a triangle
10
Q
Mouth
A
Where the river flows into a larger body of water
