River Terms Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. Curve or bend in the river.
  2. 6. FAN A large, fan-shaped deposit found where steep mountain streams reach a flat valley.
  3. 9. A type of erosion that deepens a channel over time.
  4. 10. A ridge of sediment deposited along the banks or in the middle of a stream.
  5. 11. Crescent-shaped lake occupying an abandoned stream channel.
  6. 12. Type of stream that flows in interconnected channels around point bars.
Down
  1. 1. Low ridge of sediment along a stream bank.
  2. 2. Flat, low-lying area that is adjacent to a stream.
  3. 3. A ridge deposited near the shore by sand deposition.
  4. 5. Type of erosion that deepens and lengthens a stream channel back towards its start.
  5. 7. Shortcut channel formed at the base of a meander during formation of oxbow lake.
  6. 8. The outside curve of a channel that is continuously eroding.