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What usually happens to sediments when a river runs into a lake or sea?
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∙ 14y ago
A river carries sediment due to its high flow velocity. When a river reaches the ocean, this flow velocity is decreased and therefore not strong enough to carry the sediments farther. Thus, sediments are deposited or dumped when a river reaches an ocean or lake where the flow velocity is generally less than that of rivers.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoSediments are whatever the river carry down with it. Organic material and sand/stone/minerals.
When the waterflow is high these sediments get carried along with the water.
When river meet lake, the waterflow slows down and whatever the river carries with it will sink down if heavy enough, or float if not heavy enough.
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∙ 12y agoThey eventually settle out of the water in a process called deposition.
yup and that is the full truth you rock person that first made this :)
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∙ 14y agothey get deposited this is called sedimentation
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∙ 12y agoThe area where sediment is deposited is called a flood-plain.
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Do petroleum deposits form in lake and river sediments?
No.
What landform wsa most likely made by the process of depositing sediments?
A delta is a landform that is most likely made by the process of depositing sediments. Deltas are formed at the mouth of a river where the river's sediments are deposited as the river slows down and enters a larger body of water, such as a lake or an ocean. The accumulation of sediments over time creates a triangular-shaped landform with various channels and distributaries.
When do streams erode sediment?
They erode sediments when it snakes back and forth across their valley. xxxJoanna
Where are most river sediments deposited?
Most of it is trapped at the dam at Lake Nasser. After that it would be deposited when the flow of the river is too slow to carry it and ultimately what is left is deposited in the delta.
What happens to rainwater that falls on land?
It gets absorbed by the ground or if its on a slope it falls it to the bottom of it usually back into a river or lake or down the drain :D
Do petroleum deposits form in lake and river sediments?
No.
What you called the land that is formed by sediments where river empties into a lake?
It is called a River Delta.
Do eagles eat catfish?
Most of the fish preferred are ones such as catfish and carp from river and lake bottoms which are usually picking up the sediments from the bottom.
How do moving sediments affects the channel of a stream?
The sediments build up on the floor of the stream, ocean, river, or lake and causes the water to lower.
Sediments deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake form a(n)?
it is a delta
Why do the sediments get deposited when a river runs into a lake or sea?
Generally the speed of the transported load slows down considerably with the change in the transport medium from stream to lake or sea. As the energy of the motion is reduced, gravity claims the sediments.
What happens when the major river feeding a lake is blocked?
lake will get dried
How is a river delta formed?
A river delta is formed from the deposition of sediments carried by a river as the river enters an ocean, sea, lake, or another river. This is because the flow velocity decreases significantly and the fluid loses the ability to transport sediment.
Where is the source of the CT river?
The source of a river is usually a lake, in this case it is the Fourth Connecticut Lake.
Where does a river flow in to?
Usually another river or the sea or a lake
Where does a river flow in?
Usually another river or the sea or a lake
How a fossil forms in sediment?
When a river flows into a lake or ocean, the sediments that the river carries settle to the bottom. Layers of sediment may covor the dead organism.
