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