Water Erosion Vocabulary

Front

Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.

Back

runoff

Front

A tiny groove in soil made by flowing water.

Back

rill

Front

A large channel in soil formed by erosion.

Back

gully

Front

A channel through which water is continually flowing downhill.

Back

stream

Front

The stream that flows into a larger stream.

Back

tributary

Front

Wide valley through which a river flows.

Back

flood plain

Front

A loop like bend in the course of a river.

Back

meander

Front

A meander cut off from a river.

Back

oxbow lake

Front

A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.

Back

alluvial fan

Front

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.

Back

delta