Topography Water

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river

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a natural flow of water emptying into another body of water

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source

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the place where a river begins

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mouth

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the place where the river flows into a larger body of water

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delta

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the land deposited at the mouth of a river

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upstream

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the direction from which a river flows

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downstream

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the direction toward which a river flows

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waterfall

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water from a river or stream that tumbles over a cliff

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sea

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a large area of saltwater smaller than an ocean and partly or completely enclosed by land

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bay

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part of a body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into the land, generally with a wide opening

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gulf

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part of an ocean or sea which reaches into the land, generally with a narrower opening than a bay