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Dynamic Rivers

Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Aqueduct A structure used to move water from one place to another
Aquifer An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds usable amounts of groundwater
Barrier A structure designed to provent access or separate things
Bay A body of water set off from a larger water body
Benefit An improvement or advantage
Channel The bed of a stream, a river, or another waterway
Delta A large, usually triangle shaped area at ye mouth of a river deposits sediments
Deposition The depositing or settling of rock or soil from one place in another
Erode To wear away
Estuary He lower end of a river as it empties into a bay or the ocean and mixes with salt water
Fertile land Land with nutrient rich soils that produce abundant plant growth
Flood cycle The periodic seasonal pattern of flooding Ina river system
Headwaters The springs or small streams that supply water where a river first starts
Hydroelectricity Electricity produced by water power, typically when running water is used to turn a generator
Irrigation A system hat provides water to land through pipes, artificial channels, or other methods
Landscape The natural feature of an area of land, such as trees and hills.
Sedimentation The settling of sand, rocks, or other material carried by water, wind, or ice
Tributary A small river or stream that flows into a larger one
Watershed The land area that drains water into a particular body of water, such as a stream, river, lake, or ocean
Slough A swamp or marsh formed by backwater of a larger waterway, full of soft, muddy ground.
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