GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The river mouth is where much of this gravel, sand, silt, and clay-called alluvium-is deposited. When large amounts of alluvium are deposited at the mouth of a river, a delta is formed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Deltas are wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. Although very uncommon, deltas can also empty into land. A river moves more slowly as it nears its mouth, or end.

Detailed explanation-3: -A delta is a landform created by the deposition of sediments that is carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slow-moving or stagnant water. This is usually formed when the river meets the ocean.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Nile River Delta, where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea is perhaps the most well-known example of an arcuate delta.

Detailed explanation-5: -Arcuate Delta: It is fan-shaped Delta. Bird’s foot Delta: Named because it forms like a bird foot’s claw. Cuspate Deltas: It is formed where sediments are deposited onto a straight shoreline with strong waves. More items