Rivers and Groundwater Systems: Rivers

Section Objectives Icon Section Objectives

After you have completed this section, you will be able to:

  1. Explain how rivers form and how they flow.
  2. Discuss how flowing water is an agent of erosion.
  3. Describe the processes of stream erosion.
  4. Describe the processes of stream deposition.
  5. Describe alluvial fans and deltas.
  6. Discuss interactions between rivers and human settlements and society.