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River Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| River System | A river and all its tributary's together. |
| Tributary | A smaller stream of 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. |
| Source | Where the river begins. |
| Flood plain | A broad, flat valley through which a river flows. |
| Ox Bow Lake | The crescent-shaped cutoff body of water that remains after a river carves a new channel. |
| Erosion | The process by which fragments of soil and rock are broken off from the ground surface and carried away. |
| Cut Bank | The outside bank of a water channel. |
| Deposition | The process by which soil and fragments of rock are deposited in a new location. |
| Downriver | A slope of land that is less steep. |