1. Rivers By
Emma
Harridge

2. What is a river?
A river is fresh water flowing across the surface of the land, usually to the sea. It flows in a channel. The bottom of the channel is called the bed and the sides of the channel are called the banks.

3. What is a Spring?
The first step of a river is a spring but what is a spring? A spring is a small stream of water flowing naturally from the earth.

4. What is a tributaries?
The second stage of a river is a tributaries but what are tributaries? Tributaries are a stream flowing into a larger stream.

5. What are confluences?
Confluences are the third stage of a river. A confluence is a flowing together of two or more streams.

6. What is a waterfall?
A water fall could be the forth stage of a river. A water fall is a steep decent of the water of a river.

7. What is a meander?
A meander is the fifth stage of a river a meander is a broad looping bend in a river.

8. What is a floodplain?
A flood plain is a plain bordering a river and subject to flooding. A floodplain is the sixth stage of a rivers journey.

9. What is a delta?
A delta is a large roughly triangular body of sediment deposited at the mouth of the river. A delta is the seventh stage of a river.

10. What is an estuary?
An estuary is the wide lower course of a river where it flows into the sea. An estuary is the eight stage of a river and is the last stage of a river.

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