River environments Flashcards

continuous movement of water

area drained by a river

boundary between drainage basins

where a river begins

where river meets sea

water flowing over land

water entering the soil

water moving through rock

volume of water flowing

seasonal discharge pattern

force of moving water

sediment scrapes river channel

sediment collides and becomes smaller

soluble rock dissolves

large stones roll along bed

small stones bounce along bed

fine sediment carried in water

sediment is dropped by river

downward erosion of riverbed

sideways erosion of riverbed

steep valley formed by erosion

ridges around winding river

erosion creates steep river drop

retreating waterfall leaves gorge

river bend caused by erosion/deposition

cut-off meander loop

flat land beside river

raised banks from deposition

heavy rain, runoff, snowmelt

strategies reducing flood risk

graph showing rainfall and discharge

harmull substances entering water