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The river runs however long, all the while picking up sediment, sand, rocks, etc. and continue doing this for the river's length, and at the very end of the river (mouth), all of this sediment is deposited, leaivng sand at the river mouth.
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What is a sentence for the word mouth of a river?
I have several sentences for you.The mouth of the river is wider than the rest of the river is.The water at the mouth of the river was filled with silt and sand.There were many sand bars at the mouth of the river.
What forms un the area where sand and mud are deposited at the mouth of a river?
The soil deposited at the mouth of a river is called silt.
What is a lowland composed of silt sand and gravel deposited by a river at its mouth called?
That is called a river 'delta'.
A landform created by the deposition of sand and silt at the mouth of a river is called a what?
a river delta for HI2 "delta"
What is the name of low land formed by a silt or sand at the mouth of a river?
Delta
What is the build-up of sand and mud deposits at the mouth of a river called?
sediment
What is a new land formed by sand and mud deposited at the mouth of a river?
Delta
What forms an area where sand and mud are deposited at the mouth of a river?
A Delta is formed
What is new land formed by the sand and mud deposited at the mouth of a river?
Delta
Erosion can cause what feature of a river?
Erosion of the river banks altering the course; deposition of gravel, sand and mud in calmer stretches; obstructing of the river mouth with sand-bars forming in the estuary and inshore.
Why is there sand at the bottom of many river beds?
The abrasion and attrition combined with hydraulic action on the river bed and the river banks erode away the underlying rock which results in small grains of rock we call sand. Depending on the speed of the river and the size of the particles, the sand will be deposited by the river at different stages (usually though it is found near the mouth of the river).
What forms where sand and mud are deposited at the mouth of a river?
an alluvial fan
