Fluvial Processes and Landforms

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Across
  1. 4. The pattern formed by rivers and tributaries
  2. 10. Dropping of transported material
  3. 13. A horseshoe-shaped lake formed from a cut-off meander
  4. 17. A winding bend in a river
  5. 18. Flat fertile land beside a river that floods periodically
  6. 19. Low land between hills where rivers flow
  7. 20. Natural flowing stream of water
  8. 21. Sediment dropped when a river loses energy.
  9. 24. A tree-like drainage pattern.
  10. 25. Smaller river that joins a larger river
Down
  1. 1. Overflow of water onto surrounding land.
  2. 2. A narrow, steep-sided river valley.
  3. 3. Wide river mouth where sea water mixes with fresh water
  4. 5. Erosion caused by rocks carried by the river scraping the bed.
  5. 6. Raised river bank built by deposited sediment
  6. 7. Water flowing over land into streams and rivers.
  7. 8. The area of land drained by a river system.
  8. 9. The dissolving of soluble rocks by river water.
  9. 11. The point where two rivers meet
  10. 12. The natural pathway followed by a river.
  11. 14. Vertical drop of river water over a cliff
  12. 15. The breaking away of rock due to the force of water.
  13. 16. Wearing away of land by moving water
  14. 22. Fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river
  15. 23. Material carried by a river