rivers leave fertile soil along their banks after floods
The presence of alluvium in the flood plain
Periodic flooding makes the land in the flood plain more fertile. This is one reason why the ancient Egyptian civilization lived almost exclusively near the Nile.
The presence of alluvium in the flood plain.
The Nile River wasn't higher that Tigris and Euphrates, so the Nile River didn't really flood anyting
The flood plain of a river is an area very near the river which floods regularly, generally every 1 to 2 years. The 100-year flood plain is a larger area which has a 1 in 100 chance of flooding in any given year. Over the long term this would average out to a flood every century.
it is called an alluvial plane
there are 2 types of floods. one is a flood where a river bursts its banks due to torrential rain. and the other is a sort of storm surge from a hurricane (see hurricane Katrina and new Orleans).
The cause of the river Rhine flood was caused by the melting of the snow on the mountains of the Swiss alps and in the 1900's the rainfall was increased by 40%
because then they have their source of water :)
When ca river floods it will create a big flood and stuff
Rivers leave fertile soil along their banks after floods
Water, irrigation, fertility of soil. All the earliest civilizations started there.
the hudson river, and every year, it floods Maine. :P
The Brisbane floods of 1974 affected the Brisbane River and the Bremer River basin.
The indus river
Water, irrigation, fertility of soil. All the earliest civilizations started there.
to much rain on a river
Floods are caused when the River banks burst
The River Yangtze floods roughly every 2 years, but most of these floods are not major.
Yes, Illinois has floods. The Illinois River, the Des Plaines River, and the Mississippi River areas all occasionally flood especially in spring.