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Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tributary | A smaller stream or river that feeds into a main river. |
| Meander | A looping curve formed in a river as it winds through its flood plain. |
| Mouth | The point where a river flows into another body of water. |
| Headwaters | The many small streams that come together at the source of the river. |
| Ox Bow Lake | The crescent- shaped , cutoff body that remains after a river causes a new channel. |
| Deposition | The process by which soil and fragments of rock are deposited in a new location |
| Erosion | The process by which fragments of soil and rock are broken off from the ground surface and carried away. |