Hydrology Crossword

1. A type of flow that affects meander formations
3. A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often with a river flowing at the bottom.
5. A river flowing through a steep, narrow gorge or canyon.
7. The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water.
9. A fan-shaped deposit of sediment formed where a river flows into a body of water with lower velocity.
11. A sudden and temporary increase in water level in a river.
12. The study of water in all its forms.
13. A body of permeable rock that can store and transmit groundwater.
14. The movement of water through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts.
17. A wide, flat area bordering a river that gets flooded during periods of high water flow.
18. The process of water infiltrating into the ground.

2. The process of water turning into water vapor and escaping into the atmosphere.
4. A crescent-shaped bend in a river.
6. A ridge of sediment deposited on the inside curve of a meander.
8. A large, flat area of land adjacent to a river, formed by the deposition of sediment over time.
10. A wide, shallow area in a river where the water flows more slowly.
12. The total amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere.
15. A steep slope or cliff formed by erosion along the outer edge of a meander.
16. A small, isolated body of water formed when a meander gets cut off from the main river channel.