The River Severn
By Megan
The Source• The river source is where
the river starts.• They usually start on in
hills or mountains as streams.
• Some streams start of as underground springs.
• The River Severn starts as a peat bog in the welsh mountains.
Tributaries• The tributary is a
smaller river which flows into the large rivers. The tributaries can be little streams in the ground.
• The rivers: Teme, Bristol Avon and river Usk are tributaries of the River Severn.
Meanders• Meanders are where
then rivers turn, the river follows the softest part of land.
• The more water that flows the wider the meander is.
• The meanders always changes shape over time.
The Mouth
• The mouth is where the wideness of the increases.
• The mouth is where the river meets the sea.
• The mouth of the river Severn is the Bristol Channel.