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The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries is called the drainage or river basin.
The watershed is the edge of the river basin.
The source is where the river starts.
Tributaries are small streams or rivers that run into the main river channel.
The confluence is the point where the tributary meets up with the main channel.
A meander is a bend in the river.
An ox-bow lake is where a meander has been cut off and a small lake has formed.
The flood plain is the flat land in the lower course of the river, which is prone to flooding.
The estuary is a wide area near the mouth of the river where the sea (salt) water mixes with fresh water, forming brackish water.
The mouth is the point where the river reaches the sea.
At this point, the river drops much of the load it has been carrying, which sometimes forms a delta.
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