River fork

River Fork at Creek Fen, UK

A river fork is a place where a river divides into two parts.[1]

This is usually two forks joining, to create a single river, such as the Nile River being created at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile, though the term can be used when a single river bifurcates into two distributary flows, as does for example the Barak River.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Definition of fork". www.merriam-webster.com.
  2. ↑ "River and Drainage System". Banglapedia. 5 May 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.