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waterforms

description of waterforms

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Bayou Slow moving creek in Louisiana.
Dam a structure that holds back water.
Rapids A fast moving part of a river caused by a steep fall in the river bed.
Watershed An area of land that drains into a river,riversystem or a body of water.
Wetland Lowland area that holds fresh or salt water.
Swamp Area of low lying wetland with trees.
Marsh An area of low lying wetland containing tall grass.
Port A town having a harbor where ships load and unload trade goods.
Sound A body of water separating an island from the mainland.
Source The place where a water form begins.
Lake A large inland,body of fresh or salt water
Strait A narrow water form that connects two large bodies of water.
Canal A waterway dug across land to connect two bodies of water.
Riversystem All the creeks,streams and smaller river that empty into a large river. empty into a large river.
Harbor A protected part of a body of water and deep enough for ships.
Waterfall A steep fall or flow of water from a height.
Sea A very large area of ocean,is salt water.
Gulf A very large area of an ocean or sea that is patly surrounded by land.
Mouth The part of a stream of river where the water flows into another body of water.
Glacier A very large mass of ice that moves slowly.
ocean The largest body of salt water.
Inlet Narrow opening of water from the sea or ocean into land.
Tributary A large stream of water that flows into anp
Sea A very large area of ocean,is salt water.
Gulf A very large area of an ocean or sea that is patly surrounded by land.
Mouth The part of a stream of river where the water flows into another body of water.
Glacier A very large mass of ice that moves slowly.
ocean The largest body of salt water.
Inlet Narrow opening of water from the sea or ocean into land.
Tributary A large stream of water that flows into anp
Sea A very large area of ocean,is salt water.
Gulf A very large area of an ocean or sea that is patly surrounded by land.
Mouth The part of a stream of river where the water flows into another body of water.
Glacier A very large mass of ice that moves slowly.
ocean The largest body of salt water.
Inlet Narrow opening of water from the sea or ocean into land.
Tributary A large stream of water that flows into anp
Sea A very large area of ocean,is salt water.
Gulf A very large area of an ocean or sea that is patly surrounded by land.
Mouth The part of a stream of river where the water flows into another body of water.
Glacier A very large mass of ice that moves slowly.
ocean The largest body of salt water.
Inlet Narrow opening of water from the sea or ocean into land.
Tributary A large stream of water that flows into another body of water.
Bay Part of an ocean,sea or lake thet reaches into the land.
Channel An area wider than a strait, connecting two of water.
Reservoir A natral man made lake in witch water is held back by a dam.
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