PARTS OF A RIVER
Simple definitions of the various parts of a river.
- Created by: Eve
- Created on: 28-03-13 10:19
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2. What is a Watershed?
- A flat area alongside a river that foods when the banks break
- Marks the boundary between two drainage basins and is the edge of highland surrounding the drainage basin
- A steep slope that allows undercutting erosion and is situated ion the outer bend of a river
3. What is a River Cliff?
- A steep slope situated on the outer bend of a river that allows undercutting erosion
- At the mouth of the river where it has spit up into distributaries
4. What is an Ox-Bow Lake?
- A meander that has been subsequent to erosion on the outer bends and deposition on the inner bend until it is finally cut off from the main river
- A meander where erosion on the inner bends and deposition on the outter bends has taken place until it is cut off from the main river
- A curve in the river channel caused by erosion
5. What is a Interlocking Spur?
- Outcrops of land that occurs in a rivers upper course where downwardvertical erosion happens
- A junction where two tributaries merge together
- A valley with a cross sectional profile in the shape of a 'V' caused by erosion
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