Yr 6 Geography

Rivers
 Confluence

Watershed

Source

Tributaries

Channel
River basin
Mouth

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 Watershed

River basin

Back to intro diagram The Watershed is the highest point between two
adjoining river basins. A river basin is the area
drained by one river and its tributaries
 Confluence
confluence
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source
Source Tributary
tributary
Dee
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Mouth
mouth

Channel
channel
Springs
springs

A map of the river Wear showing the two

major tributaries, the Deerness and the
Browney
 The source of a river is the
place where the river starts

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 Springs are often the
source of rivers

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Back to map A tributary is a small river that flows into the
main river
 A channel is where the
river actually flows

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Back to map The place where two rivers meet is called the
confluence
 The river enters the sea at its mouth. This is
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sometimes called an estuary
A river estuary- where the river reaches the sea. This
river system is in an area of the world where few
people live
Rivers sometimes have large waterfalls across them