Rivers Flashcards
(20 cards)
Where 2 rivers meet
Confluence
Large natural body of water surrounded by land
Lake
A small river that joins into a big river
Tributary
A man made lake
reservoir
Place where river flows off a cliff
Waterfall
Place where the river meets the sea
Mouth
Bend in a river
Meander
Where does erosion happen in a meander
Outside
What does a water fall leave behind
Gorge
What is the deep area at the bottom of the water fall
Plunge pool
Deposition of the inside of a river
Slip off lope
Water falls are caused when
Hard rock is on top of soft rock
The place where a river widens and becomes tidal
Estuary
Area of land drained by a river
Drainage basin
Shallow fast stretch of river
Rapids
Meander cut off
Oxbow lake
Area of silt extending out into the sea
Delta
Flat area on the lower course of the river
Flood plain
Wall of a reservoir
Dam
The beginning of a river
Source