Rivers By Emma Harridge

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What is a river?What is a river?

A river is fresh water flowing across the A river is fresh water flowing across the surface of the land, usually to the sea. It surface of the land, usually to the sea. It flows in a channel. The bottom of the flows in a channel. The bottom of the channel is called the bed and the sides of channel is called the bed and the sides of the channel are called the banks. the channel are called the banks.

What is a Spring?What is a Spring?The first step of a river is a spring but what is a spring? A spring is a small stream of water flowing naturally from the earth.

What is a tributaries?What is a tributaries?

The second stage of a river is a tributaries The second stage of a river is a tributaries but what are tributaries? Tributaries are a but what are tributaries? Tributaries are a stream flowing into a larger stream.stream flowing into a larger stream.

What are confluences?What are confluences?

Confluences are the third stage of a river. Confluences are the third stage of a river. A confluence is a flowing together of two A confluence is a flowing together of two or more streams.or more streams.

What is a waterfall?What is a waterfall?

A water fall could be the forth stage of a A water fall could be the forth stage of a river. A water fall is a steep decent of the river. A water fall is a steep decent of the water of a river.water of a river.

What is a meander?What is a meander?

A meander is the fifth stage of a river a A meander is the fifth stage of a river a meander is a broad looping bend in a meander is a broad looping bend in a river.river.

What is a floodplain?What is a floodplain?

A flood plain is a plain bordering a river A flood plain is a plain bordering a river and subject to flooding. A floodplain is the and subject to flooding. A floodplain is the sixth stage of a rivers journey.sixth stage of a rivers journey.

What is a delta?What is a delta?

A delta is a large roughly triangular body A delta is a large roughly triangular body of sediment deposited at the mouth of the of sediment deposited at the mouth of the river. A delta is the seventh stage of a river. A delta is the seventh stage of a river.river.

What is an estuary?What is an estuary?

An estuary is the wide lower course of a An estuary is the wide lower course of a river where it flows into the sea. An river where it flows into the sea. An estuary is the eight stage of a river and is estuary is the eight stage of a river and is the last stage of a river.the last stage of a river.

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