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Flat plain formed where a river empties into a larger body of water?
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An alluvial fan.
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∙ 12y agoA delta
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What is a stream that empties into a larger river?
a stream that empties into a larger river is a Tributary
Distinguish between Alluvial fans and Delta?
A delta forms when a river empties into a larger body of water. An alluvial fan forms on land where a river emerges from a mountainous area and flows out onto a more gently sloping plain.
What is the place where a river empties into a ocean lake or larger river?
tributary
What is a large stream of water that flows across the land and empties into a larger body of water?
A river is a large stream of water that flows across the land and empties into a larger body of water. A river usually empties into a sea or ocean.
What you called the land that is formed by sediments where river empties into a lake?
It is called a River Delta.
What is the name of the end of a river where it empties into a larger body of water?
mouth
What is a river that empties into a body of water larger?
A river that empties into a lake is most often known as the headwaters-if it is the primary water source for body of water= or = tributary
What is a mouth landform?
a mouth is a place where a river empties into a larger body of water.
What do you call the part of the Nile River that fans out and empties into a larger body of water?
The Nile River delta.
What is a plain bordering a river formed by river deposits?
A floodplain.
What is a wide area of land along a river?
The flat, wide area along a river is called its flood plain. This is sometimes part of a larger area called the alluvial plain, which formed as the river shifted over time and deposited soil when it flooded.
What river empties into the Bay of Bengal?
One river is the Ganges River. Technically it is a distributary of the Ganges River, the Padma that empties into the Bay. Also there are several other rivers that flow through the Ganges Plain that enter the Bay of Bengal such as the Meghna and the Jamuna.
