Because water slows down and sediment drops to the bottom
delta
Because the river water is no longer flowing downhill, the water slows down.
delta
The sediments are called silt or alluvium. The land formed from these sedimants where the river meets the ocean is a delta.
Delta
No; a delta is where a river meets the ocean, but a levee is a man made structure that is built along the edge of a river to keep the river from flooding.
the water slows down, causing the sediment to sink
Flood plain, ie lowwer course or river mouth.
"Mouth" if it runs straight into the ocean as a single channel."Delta" if it spreads across many smaller "mouths".
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