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10 Cards in this Set
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Tributary
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A smaller river which flows into a larger river
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Delta
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A type of river mouth made up of deposited material
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Watershed
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The dividing line between 2 drainage basins
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Source
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The point where the river begins
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Confluence
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The point when two rivers meet
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Interlocking spurs
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Projecting pieces of high land that interlock each other. The river flows at their base
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Levee
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A raised bank or embankment on both sides of the channel. A deposited landform
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Oxbow lake
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An abandoned channel, previously part of a meander
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Mouth
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The point when a river enters a sea or lake
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Drainage Basin
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An area of land drained by one river and all of its tributaries
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