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What is it called when an area of land from which a stream or river collects runoff?
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∙ 7y ago
A drainage basin/ watershed.
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∙ 7y agoIt is called the catchment.
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What is difference between a stream and river?
The difference between a river and a stream is the name applied to it by local residents, and relative size. In the same region, something called a river is usually larger than something called a stream. However, something that is called a river in one place could be the same size as something called a stream in another place.
When a small river flows into a larger one what does it eventually empty into?
Tributary
What are facts about tributaries?
When other rivers or lakes join to the main river . It is called the tributary .
What are the results of deposition along the course of a stream or river?
Deposition creates landforms such as alluvial fans and deltas.It can also add soil to a river.Hope this helps.
Where do rivers get their energy to cause this motion?
" Rivers begin in mountains or hills, where rain water or snowmelt collects and forms tiny streams called gullies. Gullies either grow larger when they collect more water and become streams themselves or meet streams and add to the water already in the stream. When one stream meets another and they merge together, the smaller stream is known as a tributary. The two streams meet at a confluence. It takes many tributary streams to form a river. A river grows larger as it collects water from more tributaries. Streams usually form rivers in the higher elevations of mountains and hills. The areas of depression between hills or mountains are known as valleys. A river in the mountains or hills will usually have a deep and steep V-shaped valley as the fast moving water cuts away at the rock as it flows downhill. The fast moving river picks up pieces of rock and carries them downstream, breaking them into smaller and smaller pieces of sediment. By carving and moving rocks, running water changes the earth's surface even more than catastrophic events such as earthquakes or volcanoes. Leaving the high elevations of the mountains and hills and entering the flat plains, the river slows down. Once the river slows down, the pieces of sediment have a chance to fall to the river bottom and be "deposited". These rocks and pebbles are worn smooth and get smaller as the water continues flowing. Most of the sediment deposition occurs in the plains. The wide and flat valley of the plains takes thousands of years to create. Here, the river flows slowly, making S-shaped curves which are known as meanders. When the river floods, the river will spread out over many miles on either side of its banks. During floods, the valley is smoothed and tiny pieces of sediment are deposited, sculpting the valley and making it even smoother and more flat. An example of a very flat and smooth river valley is the Mississippi River valley in the United States. Eventually, a river flows into another large body of water, such as an ocean, bay, or lake. The transition between river and ocean, bay or lake is known as a delta. Most rivers have a delta, an area where the river divides into many channels and river water mixes with sea or lake water as the river water reaches the end of its journey. A famous example of a delta is where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt, called the Nile Delta. From the mountains to the delta, a river does not just flow - it changes the surface of the earth. It cuts rocks, moves boulders, and deposits sediments, constantly attempting to carve away all of the mountains in its path. The goal of the river is to create a wide, flat valley where it can flow smoothly towards the ocean." Generally, they flow downhill. From About.com
What is the order of rill gully stream river?
Runoff, rill, gully, stream, and river.
How runoff water can pollute a river or stream?
runoff can pollute a river or stream because when the water flows over the ground, it could pick up some trash or garbage on the ground, and the garbage could flow with the runoff. Then when the runoff enters a stream, lake, or ocean, the garbage will flow into the water, causing pollution.
What is a network of stream and river that drain an area of its runoff?
A water cycle :]
What is a river or a stream that flows into a larger river or stream called?
A stream or river called that flows into a larger stream or river is called a tributary.
What is the part of a river that empties into another body of water?
brook, stream, runoff The delta
List these in order of size tributary stream rill gully runoff river?
RunoffRillGullyStreamRiver
Is the excess rain water that does not soak into the ground. It moves downhill collects in streams and eventually forms a(n) .?
Runoff, river system
Stream or river that runs into another stream or river is called?
Tributary is the answer you are looking for, I believe.
What is a small stream in a river?
A small stream in a river is called a current.
Why is the middle of a river called mid stream?
The middle part of a river may be called mid-stream, mid-river or mature river.
what is river system?
a drainage basin this the topographic region from which a stream receives runoff, through flow, and groundwater flow.
Does the River Severn come from a mountain?
Yes, it does. The source (where the river first collects) is around an area called Plynlimon in Wales, it is difficult to say any river has but one definitive starting point. The River, as all rivers do, starts from rain. The The river is produced by rainfall on the Cambrian Mountains. This rain soaks into the ground and soon becomes a stream. This stream feeds the source.
