Rivers Study Guide

Know the terms below, and especially the processes associated with them.

Be prepared to make diagrams (for example: How does an oxbow lake form?) and label them.

Be able to use the "Rivercutters" labs to explain stream processes.

Be able to view a photo and describe the key river features shown.

Remember to see the complete list of terms on the Quia page

Water Cycle (evaporation, precipitation, etc)	Water table, zone of aeration/saturation
River Features:	Artesian well, water
Meander	Seepage
Oxbow lake (billabong), formation	Permeability
Discharge	Sapping
Maturity	Downcutting
Delta vs estuary	Watershed
Sediment load (bed, suspended, dissolved)	Floodplain
	Tributary vs distributary