Irish Waterways

A river or stream flowing into another is a

• a waterway

• a tributary

• an estuary

A meander in a river is a

• shallow part

• fast-flowing part

• bend

A shallow place in a river which is usually safe to cross is a

• ford

• Toyota

• Audi

Tiny particles of rock or soil in a river are called

• sift

• silt

• salt

A river confluence is where

• it flows into the sea

• it begins

• two rivers join

An area of land flooded by a river is called a flood

• plain

• plane

• plate

A river valley with a steep rocky side is a

• basin

• george

• gorge

A high area of land separating two rivers is a

• waterway

• watershed

• waterhut

The natural level of underground water is called the water

• chair

• window

• table

The land on the sides of the river are its

• banks

• currents

• beds