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What is a triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers known as?
That is called a delta. Deltas are formed when sediment carried by a river is deposited as the river slows down and enters a larger body of water, such as an ocean or lake. Deltas often have a triangular shape due to the distribution of sediment as the river enters the water body.
Where on the map is there a land form called a delta?
The deposit at the mouth of a river is usually triangular in shape and size. The triangular shape and the increased width at the base are due to blocking of the river mouth, with resulting continual formation of http://www.answers.com/topic/distributary at angles to the original course
What four bodies of water border the US?
the Atlantic pacific, Indian and the Arctic ocean
What are the major bodies of water in Colombia?
Some major bodies of water in Colombia include the Magdalena River, Cauca River, Guaviare River, and the Amazon River. Additionally, there are significant lakes such as Lake Tota and Lake Calima.
Is chemical weathering of rock and soil responsible for forming a delta?
No, a delta is formed by sediment deposition at the mouth of a river as it enters a body of water, such as an ocean or lake. Chemical weathering breaks down rocks and soil into smaller pieces, but it does not directly contribute to the formation of a delta.
It can be found when a river enters a lake?
delta
A is an area of land where a river enters a lake of sea?
A is an area of land where a river enters a lake of sea?
What is the place where the water of a river enters a lake?
Mouth of a River
What is The place where a river enters a lake or larger river or a ocean?
A Delta.
Is the mouth where the river flows into a lake or the sea?
The mouth is where the river enters the sea.
What lake does the Colorado river pass through in Utah?
It enters Utah West of Grand Junction and flows past Moab joining the Green River on its way to Lake Powell where it enters Arizona near Page.
When weathered material is dropped as sediment when a river enters a lake?
sandbars
What can be found where a river enters a sea?
a delta
These form when weathered material is dropped as sediment when a river enters a lake.?
deltas
The place where a river enters a lake larger river or ocean is called the river starts with M that is not a delta?
It is the river's mouth
What forms when weathered material is dropped as sediment when a river enters a lake?
riverine island
What happens in general when a river enters a lake?
It will gradually slow down and the river will pick up and move additional sediment.
