Common River Features and Definitions

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River Source

The place where the river begins

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Tributary

A stream or a river which joins another river.

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River Mouth

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

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Estuary

The part of a river mouth which is tidal

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Sea

The total area drained by a river ad its tributaries

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Watershed

The high ground which separates one basin from another

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Confluence

The place where two or more rivers meet

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River Course

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