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Thanks to the Dorling Kindersley Ultimate Visual Dictionary, First American Edition, 1994.

Features of a river include these names:

  • Gorge generally refers to the deepest part of the river, where the water usually runs most swiftly
  • Levee generally refers to the sediment deposited on the banks of the river by swiftly running water
  • River terrace generally refers to the entire area through which a river flows.
  • Visibly in river flow, you see the most action in the current.
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