Parts of a Drainage Basin

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Tributary

A smaller stream that joins the main channel.

Floodplain

Land which floods when a river overflows.

Distributaries

Smaller streams that separate from the main channel to form a delta.

Watershed

The imaginary boundary that separates one drainage basin from the next.

Source

The starting point of a river, usually on high ground.

Delta

Where the river channel splits into smaller streams at its mouth.

Mouth

Where the river flows into a lake, sea or ocean.

Confluence

Where two rivers join.

Channel

Carries river water.


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