A ____ is a bend in a river channel that forms when water in the river erodes the banks on the outside of the channel. ____ 's are the remains of the bend in the river, they are formed when a river cuts through a meander neck to shorten its course. ____ 's are wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water. A ____ is a natural or artificial wall that blocks water from going where we don't want it to go. They are made up of sediment, silt, and other materials pushed aside by the flowing water. The place where a river begins is called its ____. When two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel, this is called a ____ a freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream, river or other body of water is known as a ____. An ____ is an area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean. A ____ is a type of landform consisting of the outline of a path of relatively shallow and narrow body of fluid.

Elements of the River

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