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
