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