Rivers of Water | Mapping out the journey
Mapping out the journey
Rivers begin in mountains as several streams. These streams are formed from runoff consisting of rain, melted snow, sleet, and hail, as well as underground water that rises to the surface. Smaller streams gather into larger streams until they form a river. The river makes its home in a channelA shallow trench carved into the ground by the pressure and movement of a river., a shallow trench carved into the ground from the pressure, volume, and movement of the water.
The journey of a river is rarely straight. Wide, shallow rivers with pebbly islands in the middle are called braided riversWide, shallow rivers with multiple channels and pebbly islands in the middle.. The islands split the river into many streams, which then come together again, just like braided hair. Lowland...
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