river mouths
Where rivers end
River mouths are the places where rivers empty into larger bodies of water—oceans, seas, lakes, or other rivers.
The term emphasizes the opening or outlet: The city grew up around the river mouth.
River mouths often form deltas or estuaries where fresh and salt water mix.
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- sandbarUnderwater ridge of sediment
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
- brackish waterMildly saline aquatic environment
fresh water · tidal flats · tidal currents · salt marshes · spit · outflow · open sea · plume · mudflats · distributary · bay · seagrass beds · reed beds · tidal bore · flood season · barrier islands · lagoon · alluvial
- coastscliffs, shoreline, sandy shore, coves, bays
- Pacific CoastPacific Ocean, beach, Pacific coast, sand, Pacific beaches
- hydrologyrivers, streamflow, aquifers, aquifer, lakes
- coastal lowlandscoastal plains, lowlands, flatlands, tidewater, coastal wetlands
- saltwater environmentsestuaries, mangroves, salt marshes, tidal flats, lagoons
- watershedsdrainage basin, drainage basins, catchment, catchment area, catchments
river position/location
river mouthsheadwaters
River's starting point
river sources · sources · springs · headstreams · origins