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The end of the river is called this
mouth
This particular river carries maximum quantity of water into the sea (It's the largest drainage system in the world)
Amazon River
A body of water completely surrounded by land is called a
lake
Direction from which a stream is flowing
upstream
The place on a continent that separates river systems flowing in opposite directions
Continental Divide
The beginning of a river is called this
source/headwaters
This river is the longest river in North America
Missouri River
Sediments that drop along the banks of a river due to differences in water flow are called this
levee
A fertile place in a desert where there is water and vegetation
Oasis
The land area that supplies water to a river system
watershed
A natural stream of water that flows into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake or another river is called this
river
The greatest river in volume of water in the US is this river
Mississippi River
Lakes formed in depressions created by movements of tectonic plates are called this
Tectonic Lakes
Area of lake or pond closest to the shore
littoral zone
Great Lake with the largest shoreline
Lake Huron
A stream or river that flows into a larger river is called this
tributary
The primary channel and course of a river is called this
Main river
Very large lakes left behind by the glaciers
glacial lakes
A meander that has been cut off from the river
oxbow lake
Longest River in the world
Nile River
This is a loop like bend in the course of a river
meander
lakes that form in the craters of volcanoes
(Or crater lakes)
Sunlight region near the surface of the water
Photic zone