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What is low water land that is formed at the mouth of a river?
A low water land formed at the mouth of a river is called a delta. Deltas are typically triangular or fan-shaped, and are created by the deposition of sediment carried by the river as it slows down and spreads out into a body of water such as a lake or ocean. Deltas are often rich in nutrients and support diverse ecosystems.
The silt that a river leaves at its mouth forms a lowland called a?
A delta is a lowland formed by the deposition of silt at the mouth of a river. Deltas are typically formed where a river meets a body of water, such as an ocean or a lake, and the sediments carried by the river are deposited in the shape of a fan or triangle.
What are watersheds sometimes referred to?
Watersheds are sometimes referred to as drainage basins or catchment areas. These terms describe the land area that collects and funnels water into a river, lake, or ocean.
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.
What lake in west Tennessee was formed by an earthquake?
It's called Reelfoot Lake is Northwest TN. I hope that's the one you're looking for.
What you called the land that is formed by sediments where river empties into a lake?
It is called a River Delta.
a boomerang-shape lake near a river?
It is called an ox bow lake. It is formed by river meandering or river deposition
What is formed when a meander is cut off?
A horseshoe lake is formed when a river cuts off one of its meanders
What kind of natural lake is formed by a river?
usually lake are formed by rivers are formed by meanders, twists and turns in a river, overlapping and not going over the turn, filling up into a lake or pond.
Which is better a lake or a river and why?
A river is better because it has freshwater and a lake sometimes are salty.
A meander that is cut off from the main course of a river becomes a?
Sometimes a meandering river forms a feature called an oxbow lake. An oxbow lake is a meander that has been cut off from the river. An oxbow lake may form when a river floods. EW
What lake was formed by the damming of the Molonglo River?
Lake Burley Griffin
What state has a large river a great lake and is called the dairy state?
Wisconsin is known as the Dairy State. Wisconsin is located on the Great Lakes of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. Wisconsin's western border is formed by the large river, the Mississippi river.
WA's Lake Argyle was formed by the damming of which river?
The Ord River.
Lake Nasser in Egypt and Sudan is formed by which river?
The Nile River
What is the meaning of crescent shaped lake formed by river meander?
A crescent-shaped lake formed by a river meander is called an oxbow lake. It occurs when a meandering river cuts off a meander bend, forming a U-shaped body of water separated from the main river channel. Oxbow lakes are often found in flat landscapes and are a natural part of a river's evolution.
What type of lake formed when a large meander was by passed?
its an oxbow lake formed when the meander is cut off from the main river
