River Vocabulary 1
The land at the edge of a river
Riverbank
What happens when a river overflows its banks
Flood
A structure often used to block a flowing river and allows water to fill in behind it
Dam
The longest river in the world
Nile River
Name the second longest river in the world.
Amazon River
The starting point of a river
Source
A place where water flows over the edge of a cliff
waterfall
A lake created by people, usually with a dam, for the purpose of storing water
Reservoir
Name the river that holds the most water.
Amazon River
The longest river in North America.
Mississippi
Where the river ends
Mouth
A place on a river where the water moves swiftly and violently
Rapids
Name the biggest dam in the world.
A river in the United States that has the Ohio and Missouri Rivers as tributaries
Mississippi
Name the river that was used to build the pyramids.
Nile River
The area drained by a main river and other connected rivers
Drainage Basin
The buildup of sand formed by the movement of flowing water
Sandbar
The watering of crops by moving water from a source to a place where it does not rain enough to grow crops
Irrigation
The river that flows through seven countries in Europe
Danube
The river in Asia that has the world's biggest dam.
Yangtze River
A stream or smaller river that flows into a larger one
Tributary
The land created by silt deposits at the mouth of the river
Delta
A channel dug by people and used by boats or for irrigation
Canal
The river in Australia that is popular for vacationing
Murray
The river in Asia that has the world's biggest dam
Yangtze River