Geography- Water Security Definitions (River features)
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Drainage basin
The land drained by a river system
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Watershed
The edge of highland surrounding a drainage basin. It marks the boundary between two drainage basins
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Source
The beginning or start of a river
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River
Natural wide flows of freshwater across land that store water temporarily before it flows into another water body
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River banks
Physical confine of a river
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Confluence
The point at which two rivers or streams join
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Tributary
A stream or smaller river which joins a larger stream or river
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Distributary
Where rivers branch off to form smaller streams
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Mouth
The point where the river comes to an end, usually when entering a sea
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Groundwater
Water that is stored in layers of soil and rocks following percolation of water, lying above an impermeable layer
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Water table
The top level of saturated ground in the soil- it rises and falls depending on the amount of rain
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