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Common terms to name individual river distributaries in English-speaking countries are arm and channel.These terms may refer to a distributary that does not rejoin the channel from which it has branched (e.g., the North, Middle, and South Arms of the Fraser River, or the West Channel of the Mackenzie River), or to one that does (e.g. Annacis Channel and Annieville Channel of the Fraser River ...
Chart showing the major river systems of India along with the tributaries and distributaries of some of them. As per the classification of Food and Agriculture Organization, the rivers systems are combined into 20 river units, which includes 14 major rivers systems and 99 smaller river basins grouped into six river units. The Ganges-Brahmaputra ...
Distributaries of the Ganges (11 P) N. Distributaries of the Niger River (3 P) Pages in category "Distributaries" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of ...
Divisions are administered by Divisional Commissioners. [9] Kolkata, the capital of the state, constitutes the Kolkata district. Other districts are further divided into administrative units such as subdivisions and blocks, administered by SDO and BDO, respectively. The Panchayati Raj has a three-tier structure in the state.
Distributaries are common features of river deltas, and are often found where a valleyed stream enters wide flatlands or approaches the coastal plains around a lake or an ocean. They can also occur inland, on alluvial fans , or where a tributary stream bifurcates as it nears its confluence with a larger stream.
The number of distributaries that are present is in part determined by the rate of sediment discharge, [6] and increased sediment discharge leads to more river bifurcation. This then leads to increased numbers of distributaries in deltas. Delta bifurcation has a typical angle at which it is observed, with a critical angle of approximately 72º. [7]
Many years after this, the land continued to be molded into the Mississippi River System due to the overflowing of water from nearby oceans, causing constant flooding. Around two million years ago, glaciers up to 1.2 miles (1.9 km) thick continued to disturb the environment. The receding formation of glaciers 15,000 years ago, at the end of the ...
[9] The river has been revered in Hindu scriptures for many millennia and continues to harbour and nourish a rich cultural heritage . In the past few decades, the river has been barricaded by several barrages and dams , keeping a head of water (depth) which lowers evaporation.