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What term best describes the location of a delta?
Flood plain, ie lowwer course or river mouth.
What are 2 characteristics of a old age river?
Meandering course: Old age rivers have a winding and meandering course with gentle gradients as they have eroded their valleys over time. Wide floodplains: Old age rivers typically have wide floodplains due to their ability to transport and deposit sediments over many years, resulting in a broad and flat area alongside the river.
Which stage of river development is characterized by flat flood plains?
The mature stage of river development is characterized by flat flood plains where the river meanders and deposits sediment. In this stage, the river has a large volume of water and is more stable, leading to the creation of wide flood plains.
How did the Mississippi River change course?
The Mississippi River changed course in 1876 due to a combination of natural factors, such as flooding and erosion. A massive flood caused the river to break through its natural levee, creating a new channel known as the Yazoo River; this shift redirected the flow of the Mississippi.
What are geographic features of upper middle and lower course of river brahmaputra?
Upper course: The Brahmaputra flows through the Himalayas, characterized by steep gradients, narrow valleys, and high elevation. Lower course: The river enters the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, leading to a wider flow area, slow currents, and extensive braided channels. Middle course: The river passes through hilly terrain and transitional landscapes, featuring meandering stretches and occasional rapids.
Where does the river flow quitely in the upper course of the river or the lower course of the river?
A river usually flows quickly in the upper course, as it is at a higher elevation - mountains streams, waterfalls, etc. In the lower course, it will slow down as the lower elevation means the slope is more horizontal. It is here that the river may start to meander across the valley floor, forming bends, oxbow lakes, and a flood plain.
Where are pebbles in a river upper middle or lower course of a river?
the pebbles will be in the lower course of a riverthe pebbles will be in the lower course of a river
How likely is the Yazoo river in Mississippi to flood?
30% likely because Mississippi doesn't get much rain and with that being said the Yazoo river doesn't flood very often.
Is the area drained by a river called a flood plain?
No, the area drained by a river is a river basin or drainage basin. The flood plain is in the lower valley reaches, where heavy rain can cause the river to flood, often bursting over flood defences, and for the water to flood over a large area.
Stages of a river?
middle course, upper course, lower course...
Whats the lower course of the river tees?
The mouth of the River Tees is at the North Sea. The lower course of the River Tees goes through Redcar near Middlesbrough.
The name yangzi is given to the lower course of the ----river?
Yangzi River.
What are the solution to the flood?
I think a good idea on how to prevent flood's in the future would be to dredge the river's or dig the river's out.so allowing the water to be lower than the bank like it was done in Boscastle.
The three stages of a river life?
first stage is the youth stagesecond stage is the mature stagethird stage is the old stagewe should compare the life cycle of river by life cycle of humans
What is the lower course of Nile River?
The lower course flows through Egypt, into the Nile delta where it divides into two distributaries, the Damietta to the east and the Rosetta on the western part of the delta. It then flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is a river process?
what is a river process ? A river process consists of three 1.erosion (in the upper course) 2.transportation(in the middle course) and 3.deposition (in the lower course).
Did the Tigris river flood?
Yes, the Tigris river has flood with the Euphrates river.
