Factors Controlling the Shape of a River Delta
Muhammad Qasim (noreply@blogger.com)
What is a Delta? A delta is an accumulation of sediments at the mouth of a river that may consist of a network of distributary channels, wetlands, bars, tidal flats, natural levees and beaches that typically shift from on location to another. Delta shape is dependent of dominant current conditions where the mouth of the river: tide-, sea wave-, and storm-dominated. Lena River Delta, Siberia. Factors that control the shape of a River Delta? River deltas around the world are very different. The sh