Stuff in a drainage basin

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Drainage basin

The area of land drained by a river.

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Watershed

The edge of highland

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 water flows into another waste body

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River banks

Physical confine of a river

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Confluence 

The point at which two rivers join

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Tributary 

A stream or smaller river which joins a Larger river or stream

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Distributary

Where rivers branch off to form smaller streams

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Mouth

The point when the river comes to an end,usually when entering a sea

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Ground water 

Groundwater is 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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Meander 

Curve in river