Depositional landforms

• Where are depositional landscapes found?


  • Lower course of the river
  • Flood plains
  • Levees
• What is a Levee


  • The high bits next to a river
• How are Levees formed?


  • When a river floods, it deposits the sediment on the sides of the river due to decreased velocity and increased friction of the river bed
  • After many floods, this builds up to form large mounds next to the river
• What is a floodplain ?


  • Low lying, flat area of land next to the river
  • Prone to flooding
• How are floodplains formed?


  • During a flood, the water deposits silt on the flat, leaving behind sediment and deposit
  • Over many floods, there is a thick silt deposit left which is good for farming as it is very fertile land
• Where are depositional landforms found?

  Lower course of river
• Characteristics of flood plains 


  • large areas of flat land either side of river
  • wide flat area of land
• What is an estuary?

  • Wide, sheltered body of water located at a rivers mouth where it becomes the sea
• What is a mudflat?

  • Formed when the river meets the sea at high tide, leading to deposition
  • Can be seen at low tide
  • Stretch of muddy land