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Why is soil on river banks fertile?
The rivers brings along with it fine fertile silt which it spreads along the bank when rivers are in floods.The plains are renewed again and again when the rivers are in floods.The silt contains organic matters which increases the fertility of the soil.
What is the land beside a river called?
A bank
Why does delta often forms where the river meets the ocean?
the river tends to cuts into its bank
What are the causes for stream bank erosion?
- Increased catchment runoff. - Removal of tree's and plant life. - Sedimentation - Flooding - Storms, Cylones etc.
What is a bank erosion?
a bank erosion is when the river side takes the dirt and soil from the sides of the ground we stand on were we what to jump in at
What is a bank built along a river to prevent flooding?
Dam
What is a bank beside a stream or river created to prevent flooding called?
stop bank/ levee
A is a bank beside a stream or river created to prevent flooding?
A bank beside a stream might be called a levee. Some levees are natural and some are man made to prevent flooding in low lying areas.
What is a bank beside a stream o river created o prevent flooding?
i dont have a clue??? lol from blumfluff
What are the solution to prevent flooding?
I think a good idea on how to prevent flood's in the future would be to dredge the river's or dig the river's out.so allowing the water to be lower than the bank like it was done in Boscastle.
What are two different meanings for bank?
A financial institution where customers can deposit, withdraw, and manage their money. The sloping sides of a river or body of water that help contain the water and prevent flooding.
Are delta and levee alike?
Nope... a delta - is the natural mouth of a river. A levee is an artificial bank built up to prevent flooding of low-lying areas.
What is a submerged bank along a shore or river?
a bar (like as in a river)
DC was built along the banks of what river?
The East bank of the Potomac River.
Farming area of rich land along rivers?
The land along a river is called a river bank.
What is riparian foliage?
Foliage on or along a river bank.
How a man use the bank?
I stored my canoe in the reeds along the western bank of the river.
