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It is a landform that is created at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir or another river. Deltas are formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the flow leaves the mouth of the river.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 16y agoA delta is formed at the mouth of a river, where the silt brought down from upstream is deposited, resulting in an area of marsh or dunes through which the river flows in many and changing channels.
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∙ 11y agoA Delta is the mouth of a river where it means an ocean or sea. When some rivers get close to a large body of water, the water starts to spread out making a large area of very rich nutrient filled land, otherwise known as a delta.
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∙ 13y agoit is an opening in the river. normally silt and mud is formed. very fertile :)
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∙ 9y agoAt its delta, a river flows differently. It flows into an ocean or reservoir.
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∙ 11y agoIt is where the river meets the sea
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Both feed into other bodies of water.
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Where is the Ohio river delta?
The Ohio River has no delta. It pours into the Mississippi River.
Does the Delta River have anything to do with the Nile River?
No - The Delta River is in the USA, the Nile River is in Africa.
Where would the delta on a river be found?
A delta is the mouth of a river.
Where do you find a delta on the River Thames?
The River Thames does not have a delta.
What is the name of a triangle shaped island at the mouth of a river that is formed from river sediments.?
It is known as a river delta. The Nile Delta is one example where the main river splits into smaller rivers and fans out before flowing into the Mediterranean Sea.
Could you give you an example of a delta?
== == Mekong Delta, Mississippi delta, the Nile delta, Mackenzie delta or any nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular and it is a name
What is a landform that develops when a river deposits sediment as it flows into the ocean?
River Delta or just simply delta.
Where is the ganges river delta?
The river Gange's delta is in Bangladesh
What is a region drained by a river and its tributaries?
Delta
The fan shaped land at the mouth of a river is called a?
A delta, so named because of similarity to the Greek letter Delta.
What is a triagular area of soil at the mouth of a river?
The river delta, named for the shape of the greek letter delta (Δ)
Definition of a river delta?
A river delta is a landform created by the deposits of sediment at the mouths of a river.
