The Nile is a river that ends in a delta. The small channels that split off the main river channel through the delta plain are called distributaries.
delta
A distributary
That is called a delta.
It is called a delta.
Levees. They are built up by the deposition of sediment during flood events, which causes the river channel to become elevated above the surrounding floodplain.
it is called a delta
The land formed by deposited soil at the mouth of a river is called a delta (named for the Greek letter, which is similarly triangular in shape).The most well known are the Ganges River Delta, India, the Nile River Delta, Egypt, and the largest is the Amazon River Delta, Brazil.
A delta, so named because of similarity to the Greek letter Delta.
yes it is called a delta
The part of a river that takes up a fan-shaped form is called the Delta. The name delta was derived from the Greek letter Delta which looks like a fan.
"Mouth" if it runs straight into the ocean as a single channel."Delta" if it spreads across many smaller "mouths".