Study

Drainage Basin Characteristics

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  • A small river meeting a larger river.
    Tributary
  • Where the river flows into the sea.
    Mouth
  • Where a river begins
    Source
  • The total area drained by a river & its tributaries.
    Drainage Basin
  • A: The natural path or trench that a river flows through. It has the banks on the sides and the bed on the bottom. B: Water flowing in stream and river channels.
    A. River Channel B. Channel Flow
  • The part of the river mouth which is tidal.
    Estuary
  • The high ground that separates two drainage basins.
    Watershed