Rivers WED Vocab 1

Front

Process of sediments being laid down in new locations?

Back

Deposition

Front

Term for a river curve or bend?

Back

meander

Front

Term for the start of a river?

Back

source

Front

Flow or movement of water

Back

current

Front

Eroded stream bank on the outside of a meander curve

Back

Cutbank

Front

Triangular land formed by sediments at a river's mouth

Back

delta

Front

Flat area by a river that floods, enriching soil.

Back

Flood plain

Front

Meander cut off from river, forming a curved lake

Back

Oxbow lake

Front

Deposit of sediment on the inside bend of a river meander.

Back

Point bar (sand bar)

Front

Bits and pieces of rock, sand, and solid particles

Back

Sediments