Sediment and small rocks are carried down in the river and are deposited.
A delta.
The land area that includes soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at the rivers mouth is called a delta. The delta is also where the river enters the ocean or lake.
The land area that includes soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at the rivers mouth is called a delta. The delta is also where the river enters the ocean or lake.
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soil flow
Alluvial soil comes from the floodplains, streams and rivers; most especially from fertile farmland. It is deposited in the delta or mouth of a river.
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Some of it is carried up the shore and deposited higher up the beach. Some is deposited on the seabed.
Some of it is carried up the shore and deposited higher up the beach. Some is deposited on the seabed.
The soil that is deposited by a river to form landforms such as river bars and river deltas is called silt. A river delta is the name of the landform that is created the mouth of a river.