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| Name: | delta |
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| Description: | A delta is a sedimentary deposit at the mouth of a river. Additional sediment is transported to the stream mouth extending the delta out into the water body. Often a river is divided into smaller channels (distributaries) as it works its way through this sediment. |
| Type: | Noun |
| Term is: | Medium | | Term has: | | |
