River Features 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEAQA Created by: Madison PhillipsCreated on: 26-09-15 11:58 Source Where a river starts. 1 of 16 Drainage Basin The area drained by a river. 2 of 16 Confluence Where two rivers meet. 3 of 16 River A large stream of water. 4 of 16 Tributary Where a smaller river or a stream joins a bigger river. 5 of 16 Channel What a river is in. 6 of 16 Mouth Where a river meets the sea. 7 of 16 Sea A river flows into this. 8 of 16 Lake A river can flow into this out of this. 9 of 16 Watershed The boundary between two river basins. 10 of 16 Delta Land that forms at the mouth of a river. 11 of 16 Estuary An area where a freshwater river or stream meets the sea. 12 of 16 Meander A winding curve or bend in a river. 13 of 16 Levee An embankment that is built to prevent the overflow of a river. 14 of 16 Floodplain A flat area bordering a river, made from sediment which has been deposited during flooding. 15 of 16 Oxbow Lake It is formed from a horseshoe bend in a river, where the main stream has cut across and no longer flows around the bend. 16 of 16
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