The line of high ground that separates water flowing in one direction from another.

The area drained by a river system.

Where a river or stream begins, for example, a spring or glacier high in the mountains.

A stream or river that flows into a larger one.

The depression where water flows; the path a river takes.

Flat, low-lying area near a river or stream that may be regularly flooded.

The land on the sides of the river.

A plain formed by a deposit of sediment where a river enters a lake or ocean, typically in a triangular shape.

The part of the river where it flows into a larger body of water.

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River Parts

Term	Definition
Watershed	The line of high ground that separates water flowing in one direction from another.
Drainage Basin	The area drained by a river system.
Source	Where a river or stream begins, for example, a spring or glacier high in the mountains.
Tributary	A stream or river that flows into a larger one.
Channel	The depression where water flows; the path a river takes.
Floodplain	Flat, low-lying area near a river or stream that may be regularly flooded.
Meander	A loop or bend in a river.
Riverbank	The land on the sides of the river.
River bed	The bottom of a river.
Delta	A plain formed by a deposit of sediment where a river enters a lake or ocean, typically in a triangular shape.
Mouth	The part of the river where it flows into a larger body of water.

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