Rivers and Lakes

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Definition

barge

a large flat-bottomed boat, usually used for carrying freight

basin

bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher land

border

a dividing line between two states or countries

canyon

a deep valley with steep sides often carved from the earth by a river

channel

the path that a river or stream follows

dam

a wall built across a stream or river to hold back water

delta

a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river

downstream

direction in which a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth

endangered

in danger of extinction, or dying out forever

floodplain

The land that gets covered by water from a stream or river during a flood

freshwater

water without salt

glacier

a large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land

lake

A body of water completely surrounded by land

meanders

S-shaped curves in a river

mouth

place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water

source

the place where a river begins

tributary

small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of the river

upstream

direction opposite the flow of a river; toward the source of a river or stream

waterfall

a stream of water that falls from a high place

wetlands

an area where the soil is usually wet or covered with water