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A river ends its its journey when it flows into a body of water such as a ocean or lake. Because the river water, such as an ocean or lake. Because the river water is no longer flowing downhill, the water slows down. Which makes sediment drop to the bottom. Sediment deposited where a river flows into into an ocean or lake builds upa landform called delta.
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∙ 11y agoA river ends its journy when it flows into a body of water such as a ocean or lake. Because the river water, such as an ocean or lake. Because the river water is no longer flowing downhill, the water slows down. Which makes sediment drop to the bottom. Sediment deposited where a river flows into into an ocean or lake builds upa landform called delta.
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∙ 11y agoAs the river water reaches the mass and tides of the sea, it is forced to slow down. It no longer flows downhill, which also has the effect of slowing the current.
Once slowed, the silt in the water is more able to drop out of suspension, to the river bottom - eventually, as the water course meanders, it exposes the deposited sediment as new land. This is called a delta, after the Greek letter "D", representing the basic shape of the new land mass.
The Mississippi delta is an excelent example of a delta.
No delta forms at the mouth of the amazon, because the force of all its water does not dissipate until well out so see, whereupon the silt drops to the ocean floor. This "underwater delta" can be plainly seen from the air.
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What creates a delta?
A river depositing sediment as it empties into the ocean.
The place where a river empties into an ocean is called what of the river?
The Estuary Delta
What major river runs through Venezuela and forms a large delta where it empties into the Atlantic ocean.?
The Orinoco River runs through Venezuela. It forms a large delta and empties in to the Atlantic Ocean. The river is also called Orinoquia River.
What river delta empties into a lake sea or ocean?
The Nile River Delta is where the Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
When a river empties into the ocean it forms a delta?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no
Where does Amazon river drain?
The Amazon River Delta empties into the Amazon Basin
What is the triangular or fan shaped deposit of sediment that forms where a river empties into an ocean or lake?
silt This trianguar deposit of sediment where a river empties into an ocean is called a delta.
Where the river ends and dumps into the ocean?
It is known as the mouth of the river, or the river's mouth.
What do you call the place where a river ends?
It is called a delta. Or an estuary. It is the mouth of the river.
Why does a delta often forms where a river empties into the ocean?
A river ends its journy when it flows into a body of water such as a ocean or lake. Because the river water, such as an ocean or lake. Because the river water is no longer flowing downhill, the water slows down. Which makes sediment drop to the bottom. Sediment deposited where a river flows into into an ocean or lake builds upa landform called delta.
Why does a delta often form where a river empties into ocean?
A river ends its journy when it flows into a body of water such as a ocean or lake. Because the river water, such as an ocean or lake. Because the river water is no longer flowing downhill, the water slows down. Which makes sediment drop to the bottom. Sediment deposited where a river flows into into an ocean or lake builds upa landform called delta.
Why does a delta form often where a river empties into the ocean?
A river ends its journy when it flows into a body of water such as a ocean or lake. Because the river water, such as an ocean or lake. Because the river water is no longer flowing downhill, the water slows down. Which makes sediment drop to the bottom. Sediment deposited where a river flows into into an ocean or lake builds upa landform called delta.
