Deltas - formed where rivers encounter standing water (marine shoreline) - water velocity slows abruptly causing sediment deposition - rapid deposition of large volumes of sediment causes river channel to diverge into multiple channels which change direction frequently (Fig.
(rivers; encounter standing; ) (rivers; slows abruptly causing; sediment deposition - rapid deposition of large volumes of sediment causes river channel to diverge into multiple channels) (river channel; to diverge; into multiple channels) (multiple channels; change Fig; T:frequently)
rivers rivers river channel multiple channels
encounter standing slows abruptly causing to diverge change Fig
sediment deposition - rapid deposition of large volumes of sediment causes river channel to diverge into multiple channels
into multiple channels
T:frequently