matthews river

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Across
  1. 5. erosion that deepens the channel (8)
  2. 6. river’s starting point, often in mountains or springs (6)
  3. 7. erosion that widens the channel (7)
  4. 8. material carried by a river (4)
  5. 9. the path a river follows to the sea (6)
  6. 10. water with almost no salt, found in rivers (10)
  7. 12. landform at river’s mouth made by deposition (5)
  8. 14. particles floating in water (10)
  9. 17. basin area drained by a river and tributaries (8)
  10. 19. rock dissolved by water (8)
  11. 20. high ground dividing drainage basins (10)
  12. 21. dropped material as river slows down (10)
  13. 23. riverbed and banks holding the river (7)
  14. 24. load hits load, breaks into smaller pieces (9)
  15. 25. place where two rivers meet (10)
  16. 26. river bend formed by erosion and deposition (7)
Down
  1. 1. smaller river joining a main river (9)
  2. 2. scraping of load against riverbed/banks (8)
  3. 3. wide, flat, slow-flowing stage of river (11)
  4. 4. gentle slopes and meanders form here (12)
  5. 6. bouncing motion of small pebbles (9)
  6. 11. river mouth where fresh and salt water mix (7)
  7. 13. movement of eroded material (13)
  8. 15. breaking down and removal of rock (7)
  9. 16. action of water breaking banks and bed (9)
  10. 18. steep, youthful stage with small rivers (11)
  11. 22. rolling of large stones along riverbed (8)