The mought is the end of a river, where it empties into a large body of water.Īn oxbow lake is a stagnant lake that is formed alongside a winding river when the river changes path because of soil erosion, leaving an abandoned stream channel, cut off from the rest of the river.Ī rill is a very small channel of water, caused mainly by runoff water that eroded the soil. Something that meanders follows a winding path. The hydrologic cycle is another name for the water cycle. Headwaters are streams and rivers (tributaries) that are the source of a stream or river.

Deltas are often triangular-shaped, hence the name (the Greek letter 'delta' is shaped like a triangle).Įffluent is wastewater (like sewage water or factory runoff) that flows from a factory or other facility.Īn estuary is the area where a river meets the sea or ocean, where fresh water from the river meets salt water from the sea. The bed (also called the river bed) is the bottom of the river (or other body of water).īeackish water is water that is saltier than river water but less salty than sea water.Ī channel is an area that contains flowing water confined by banks.Ī delta is a large, silty area at the mouth of a river at which the river splits into many different slow-flowing channels that have muddy banks.

Our subscribers' grade-level estimate for this page:Īlluvial means deposited by running water.īanks are the sides of a river or stream between which the water normally flows. is a user-supported site.Īs a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages.

Another word for running to bed