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What is a body of water called a branch?
A large stream or creek, usually leading to or away from a river. From my understanding, it is called a "branch" because it "branches off" of a larger body of water.
What is it called when a river deposits soil?
When silt or soil is deposited at the mouth of a river it often creates a landform called a river delta.
What is a river branch?
It is a big branch that has been broken off land in a land slide. It lays in the water and eventually gets washed away by river current. also known as flowing water. The river branch will eventually go into lower waters. River branches are basically branches in the water!!!!
What is our land drained by a river and it's branches river?
Land drained by a river is a watershed. This is an area of land that feeds all the water running under it and draining off of it into a body of water.
What winds along carrying water to the ocean has five letters?
a river
What is he longest river in South America carrying more water than any other river in the world?
the amazon river
What is a landform created when a river reaches a large body of water and deposits sediments called?
A landform created when a river reaches a large body of water and deposits sediments is called a delta. Deltas are typically triangular or fan-shaped and form where the river's velocity decreases, causing it to deposit the sediments it has been carrying.
What was the roman water-carrying system?
The functional units of the Roman water-carrying system were called aqueducts.
What do you call a smaller branch of a river?
A smaller river which joins a larger one is called a tributary. If a river branches and later these branches re-connect - as in flowing around around an island - the smaller branch is sometimes called an arm. If the branching occurs near the sea, and the arms don't reconnect, then the arms are referred to as a delta.i like chicken
What is meant by carrying capacity of a river?
The carrying capacity of a river refers to the maximum amount of sediment or material that the river can transport downstream. It is influenced by factors such as the river's flow rate, sediment load, and channel characteristics. Exceeding the carrying capacity can result in erosion or sediment deposition, impacting river ecosystems and infrastructure.
What is the tube that branches off of the esophagus?
The organ that branches off in front of the esophagus is the pharynx.
How does water erode a canyon?
water erodes a canyon by carrying sediment from the rock walls down the river
