SST GEOGRAPHY NOTES

CHAPTER-3 DRAINAGE 💀🗿
EDIT ✍️ BY:)[ISHAN]
THE HIMALAYAN RIVERS-
The Penninsular Rivers-

WEST FLOW-
EAST FLOW-
LAKES-
RIVERS CONCLUSION-

Meanings of some words:)

Perennial-rivers which have a water throughout the year

Gorges-rivers that connected through mountains. That valley or a small streams is known
as a gorge
 Meanders-Sharp curve is formed in a river course. These meanders are responsible for
formation of oxbow, lakes or other small tributaries or lakes.
Oxbow lake-Oxbow lakes are the remains of the bend in the river. Oxbow lakes are
stillwater lakes. This means that water does not flow into or out of them. There is no
stream or spring feeding the lake, and it doesn't have a natural outlet. Oxbow lakes often
become swamps or bogs, and they often dry up as their water evaporates.
Delta- river delta is a landform shaped like a triangle, created by the deposition of
sediment that is carried by a river and enters slower-moving or stagnant water. This
occurs when a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake
Bifurcate-split

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