Name that term Rivers or streams that have been broken off from the main river source in due to deposition of sediment.

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Name that term Rivers or streams that have been broken off from the main river source in due to deposition of sediment

Oxbow Lake

A stream or river that flows into a larger river, stream, or lake

Tributary

The materials carried by a stream

Load

Rivers or streams that carve their own path into the landscape

meander

The amount of salt concentration in freshwater or saltwater

salinity

Areas of standing water

wetland

A mixture of saltwater and freshwater (like the water in an estuary)

Brackish

Area of land drained by a water system

watershed

Fan shaped place where the sediment from other rivers and small bodies of water deposit material at the mouth of a stream

Delta

Which drainage basin (river) in our area empties into Mobile Bay?

Mobile River

What are the 3 types of marine creatures found in freshwater and saltwater called?

Benthos, nekton, and plankton

Living Organisms are (biotic or abiotic?)

Biotic

What are the 2 main types of wetlands found in the US?

Marshes and swamps

What percent of Earth’s freshwater is drinkable?

1%

What 2 types of water feed an estuary?

Freshwater and Saltwater

What is the 4 th largest estuary in the country?

Mobile Bay