The ground at the side of a river.

The riverbed is the ground at the bottom of the river.

A groove in the land that a river flows through.

Where two rivers or streams meet.

The directio that a river flows, towards the mouth of the river.

When a river drops the sediment or material that it was carrying often when the river current slows.

A drowned river valley in a coastal lowland area. Occurs near or at the mouth of a river, where the tide meets the current and the fresh and salt waters mix.

Occurs when a river has too much water in its channel and the water breaks over or through the river banks and spreads over the surrounding land.

The flat land alongside the river usually found in the lower course of the river. It is a fertile area of land often used for farming.

The section of river near the sea where there is a lot of deposition and the valley becomes flatter and wider.

A bend in the river usually in the lower or middle course of the river.

The section of river between the highland and the lowland where there is a lot of transportation and the river begins to cut sideways.

The place where the rivers meet the sea.

The area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries.

The moving of material from one place to another.

A small river that joins the main river channel.

The higher stage of a river with steeper gradients and more erosion.

A long depression in the land surface usually containing a river.

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Rivers

Key vocabulary to support the teaching of rivers

Term	Definition
Bank	The ground at the side of a river.
Bed	The riverbed is the ground at the bottom of the river.
Channel	A groove in the land that a river flows through.
Confluence	Where two rivers or streams meet.
Current	The flow of a river.
Downstream	The directio that a river flows, towards the mouth of the river.
Deposition	When a river drops the sediment or material that it was carrying often when the river current slows.
Erosion	The wearing away of the land.
Estuary	A drowned river valley in a coastal lowland area. Occurs near or at the mouth of a river, where the tide meets the current and the fresh and salt waters mix.
Flood	Occurs when a river has too much water in its channel and the water breaks over or through the river banks and spreads over the surrounding land.
Flood Plain	The flat land alongside the river usually found in the lower course of the river. It is a fertile area of land often used for farming.
Lower Course	The section of river near the sea where there is a lot of deposition and the valley becomes flatter and wider.
Meander	A bend in the river usually in the lower or middle course of the river.
Middle Course	The section of river between the highland and the lowland where there is a lot of transportation and the river begins to cut sideways.
Mouth	The place where the rivers meet the sea.
River Basin	The area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries.
Source	Where the stream begins.
Transportation	The moving of material from one place to another.
Tributary	A small river that joins the main river channel.
Upper Course	The higher stage of a river with steeper gradients and more erosion.
Valley	A long depression in the land surface usually containing a river.

Created by: MJParker

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