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What does it called the flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods?
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∙ 12y ago
Flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods is called a delta. There are several deltas around the world.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoA river delta is a very fertile flat land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water.
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∙ 12y agoFlood plain.
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∙ 15y agothis is more commonly called a delta
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∙ 12y agoflood plain
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∙ 12y agofloodplain
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Why are flood plains important?
it is important because flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and slit deposited by floods
What happens when sediments is deposited at a rivers mouth?
A delta is formed.
Formed from silt deposited by rivers that empty into the ocean?
abyssal plains
What is the term for soil rich in minerals deposited by flooding rivers?
Soil rich in minerals deposited by flooding rivers is called silt.
What is the soil deposited by rivers called?
The soil or sediments itself is called silt, and the landform that is often created at the mouths of rivers is called a river delta. Sand bars are also created in rivers and other waterways by deposited silt.
What is formed when sediment is deposited where a river flows into an ocean?
You could be thinking of a delta or abyssal plains.
What is sediment carried by the river that collect's at the rivers mouth called?
The sediment itself is called silt, and it often is deposited at the mouth of rivers and forms a landform called a river delta.
What are the advantages of floods?
The Advantages of Flooding are: -Formation of natural banks. -Formation of flood plains. -Rise in underground water table.
Land that has soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at the rivers mouth is called a?
soil flow
Where is there floods in Bengladesh?
In Bengladesh to rivers
How do floods end?
a floods ends by when it stops raining and the rivers dry up
Land area that includes soil carried down by a river and deposited at the rivers mouth is called a?
Deltain Peru
