the buildup of a river delta is caused by erosion
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A delta is a triangular formation at the mouth of a river caused by erosion and sediment deposition.
It forms a delta by sedimentation of debris brought by the river stream.
A Delta
A delta in this context is an especially fertile region caused by the collection of silts at a river mouth, where the river spreads so it is shallower but wider. Its name comes from the typical shape; a triangle, which represents the Greek letter delta.
for water,travel, and protection. the protection is caused by the delta marsh which is at the end of the Nile river.
The Mississippi Delta is primarily shaped by erosion caused by the river's powerful water flow and sediment deposition. Weathering can contribute to the breakdown of rocks and sediments in the delta, but erosion from the river's activities is the dominant force shaping this region.
The Ohio River has no delta. It pours into the Mississippi River.
No - The Delta River is in the USA, the Nile River is in Africa.
The River Thames does not have a delta.
A delta is the mouth of a river.
== == Mekong Delta, Mississippi delta, the Nile delta, Mackenzie delta or any nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular and it is a name