How Rivers Flow
    Earth & Space

    How Rivers Flow

    Gravity pulls water downhill. The channel widens. The river meanders. And the mouth fans into a delta.

    Look at a river from above. It snakes, it splits, it spreads. Where does that water start? Where does it end up?

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    HeadwatersGravity & FlowMeandersOxbow LakesDeltas