Common River Features and Definitions Notes

The place where the river begins

A stream or a river which joins another river.

The place where a river enters the sea, a lake or other river

The part of a river mouth which is tidal

The total area drained by a river ad its tributaries

The high ground which separates one basin from another

The place where two or more rivers meet

the route taken by a river between its source and its mouth

Common River Features and Definitions