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When the river overflows it's banks it deposits material called?
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What is a river that deposits fertile soil on either side of its banks during a flood called?
The land formed by deposited soil at the mouth of a river is called a delta (named for the Greek letter, which is similarly triangular in shape).
What is a levee?
A levee is an embankment that helps protect the land from a floodplain. A levee is formed when floodwater deposits material on the banks of a river, which builds up over time. The embankment slowly erodes away which is making rivers and streams wider and it can sometimes create a v-shaped valley.
How do natural levees form?
Banks of coarse river load and other material that has been transported down river, that are made when the river floods and bedload is carried out wider then before and desposited. It is left with the river recedes creating a higher banks
What is the name of the mineral-rich silt that is deposited on the banks?
Farmers benefit from mineral-rich dust and silt called _____.
Are minerals found in a mine?
Gravel is usually mined by excavation from deposits left in banks associated with stream beds. It is usually sized and washed across vibrating screens or rotary drums to remove detritus and achieve the desired specification.
When a river overflows its banks it deposits sediment over a broad flat area of land on both sides of the river what is this broad flat called?
Floodplain
The part of a river's that is underwater when the river overflows its banks is called?
The part of a river that is underwater when the river overflows its banks is called the flood plain.
When a river overflows its banks it deposits sediment over a broad flat area of land on both sides of the river. This broad flat area is called a?
Floodplain
When a river overflows its banks. it deposits sediments over a broad flat area of land on both sides of the river this broad flat area is called?
Floodplain
When a river overflows its banks it deposits sediment over a broad flat area of land on both sides of the river. This broad flat area is called a .?
Floodplain
What are long ridges of sediments alongside the channel of a river called?
Long ridges of sediments alongside the channel of a river are called levees. They are created by the deposits which are made when a river overflows its banks.
What is it called when a river overflows its banks?
It is called flooding der what is the real term
The part of a river's valley that is underwater when the river overflows its banks is called the?
Flood Plains
What is the area normally covered by water when a river overflows its banks?
The area that is normally covered by water when a river overflows its banks is called the floodplain. This area is the first part of the land to be flooded.
A condition that develops when water overflows natural or artificial river banks?
flooding
What is deposits in banks?
When you put money in.
What is the the area that is covered with sediment when a river repeatedly overflows its banks?
It's called the floodplain and is extremely fertile. It can usually be easily recognized as it's very flat.
