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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B1" title="مصب النهر – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مصب النهر" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desembocadura" title="Desembocadura – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Desembocadura" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ysyry%27a" title="Ysyry'a – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Ysyry'a" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C9%99ns%C9%99b" title="Mənsəb – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Mənsəb" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loloan" title="Loloan – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Loloan" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D1%8B%D0%BB%D2%93%D0%B0_%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D2%93%D1%8B" title="Йылға тамағы – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Йылға тамағы" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D1%81%D1%86%D0%B5_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%96" title="Вусце ракі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Вусце ракі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D1%81%D1%8C%D1%86%D0%B5" title="Вусьце – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Вусьце" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5" title="Устие – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Устие" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%A1%C4%87e" title="Ušće – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Ušće" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B3" title="Адаг – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Адаг" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desembocadura" title="Desembocadura – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Desembocadura" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D1%80%C4%83" title="Вурă – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Вурă" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Ast%C3%AD" title="Ústí – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Ústí" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCndung_(Gew%C3%A4sser)" title="Mündung (Gewässer) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Mündung (Gewässer)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suue" title="Suue – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Suue" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desembocadura" title="Desembocadura – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Desembocadura" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverbu%C5%9Do" title="Riverbuŝo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Riverbuŝo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokale" title="Bokale – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Bokale" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF" title="دهانه رود – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دهانه رود" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embouchure_(hydrologie)" title="Embouchure (hydrologie) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Embouchure (hydrologie)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivierm%C3%BBning" title="Riviermûning – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Riviermûning" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desembocadura" title="Desembocadura – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Desembocadura" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%8C%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B5" title="Хин даьрже – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="Хин даьрже" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ГӀалгӀай</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%95%98%EA%B5%AC" title="하구 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="하구" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B3%D5%A5%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%A2%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="Գետաբերան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Գետաբերան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%A1%C4%87e" title="Ušće – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Ušće" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabangan" title="Sabangan – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Sabangan" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muara_sungai" title="Muara sungai – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Muara sungai" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foce" title="Foce – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Foce" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muwara" title="Muwara – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Muwara" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aber_(tirfurv_avon)" title="Aber (tirfurv avon) – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Aber (tirfurv avon)" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anbouchi_(idwoloji)" title="Anbouchi (idwoloji) – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Anbouchi (idwoloji)" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostium_fluminis" title="Ostium fluminis – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Ostium fluminis" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDiotys" title="Žiotys – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Žiotys" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_(idrologia)" title="Boca (idrologia) – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Boca (idrologia)" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torkolat" title="Torkolat – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Torkolat" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5" title="Устие – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Устие" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muara_sungai" title="Muara sungai – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Muara sungai" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monding" title="Monding – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Monding" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%B3%E5%8F%A3" title="河口 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="河口" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%85%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5" title="Хикхоче – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Хикхоче" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elveos" title="Elveos – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Elveos" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grau_(geografia)" title="Grau (geografia) – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Grau (geografia)" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D2%A5_(%D1%8D%D2%A5%D0%B5%D1%80)" title="Аҥ (эҥер) – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Аҥ (эҥер)" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnn" title="Münn – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Münn" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uj%C5%9Bcie_rzeki" title="Ujście rzeki – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Ujście rzeki" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foz" title="Foz – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Foz" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%D0%B5" title="Устье – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Устье" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_mouth" title="River mouth – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="River mouth" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Astie_(rieka,_potok)" title="Ústie (rieka, potok) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Ústie (rieka, potok)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%88%D1%9B%D0%B5" title="Ушће – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Ушће" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%A1%C4%87e" title="Ušće – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Ušće" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muara" title="Muara – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" 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height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Desembocadura_del_Ebro.jpg/330px-Desembocadura_del_Ebro.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Desembocadura_del_Ebro.jpg/440px-Desembocadura_del_Ebro.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="334" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Aerial_photography" title="Aerial photography">Aerial picture</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Ebro_river" class="mw-redirect" title="Ebro river">Ebro River</a>'s mouth as it enters into the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a> by the Ebro's delta.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:7._Vistes_des_de_la_muntanya_de_les_Raboses_(Pa%C3%ADs_Valenci%C3%A0).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/7._Vistes_des_de_la_muntanya_de_les_Raboses_%28Pa%C3%ADs_Valenci%C3%A0%29.jpg/220px-7._Vistes_des_de_la_muntanya_de_les_Raboses_%28Pa%C3%ADs_Valenci%C3%A0%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/7._Vistes_des_de_la_muntanya_de_les_Raboses_%28Pa%C3%ADs_Valenci%C3%A0%29.jpg/330px-7._Vistes_des_de_la_muntanya_de_les_Raboses_%28Pa%C3%ADs_Valenci%C3%A0%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/7._Vistes_des_de_la_muntanya_de_les_Raboses_%28Pa%C3%ADs_Valenci%C3%A0%29.jpg/440px-7._Vistes_des_de_la_muntanya_de_les_Raboses_%28Pa%C3%ADs_Valenci%C3%A0%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3496" data-file-height="2040" /></a><figcaption>River mouth of the <a href="/wiki/J%C3%BAcar" title="Júcar">Júcar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cullera" title="Cullera">Cullera</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>river mouth</b> is where a <a href="/wiki/River" title="River">river</a> flows into a larger <a href="/wiki/Body_of_water" title="Body of water">body of water</a>, such as another river, a <a href="/wiki/Lake" title="Lake">lake</a>/<a href="/wiki/Reservoir" title="Reservoir">reservoir</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Bay" title="Bay">bay</a>/<a href="/wiki/Gulf" title="Gulf">gulf</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Sea" title="Sea">sea</a>, or an <a href="/wiki/Ocean" title="Ocean">ocean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hogg_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hogg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the river mouth, <a href="/wiki/Sediments" class="mw-redirect" title="Sediments">sediments</a> are often deposited due to the slowing of the current, reducing the carrying capacity of the water.<sup id="cite_ref-Hogg_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hogg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The water from a river can enter the receiving body in a variety of 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The river water will then either form an underflow or an <a href="/wiki/Interflow" title="Interflow">interflow</a> within the lake. However, if the river water is lighter than the receiving water, as is typically the case when fresh river water flows into the sea, the river water will float along the surface of the receiving water as an overflow. </p><p>Alongside these <a href="/wiki/Advection" title="Advection">advective</a> transports, inflowing water will also <a href="/wiki/Diffuse" class="mw-redirect" title="Diffuse">diffuse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hogg_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hogg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Landforms">Landforms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=River_mouth&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Landforms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kinburn_Spit_by_Darkngs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Kinburn_Spit_by_Darkngs.jpg/220px-Kinburn_Spit_by_Darkngs.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Kinburn_Spit_by_Darkngs.jpg/330px-Kinburn_Spit_by_Darkngs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Kinburn_Spit_by_Darkngs.jpg/440px-Kinburn_Spit_by_Darkngs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4056" data-file-height="3040" /></a><figcaption>Aerial picture of the Kinburn Spit.</figcaption></figure> <p>At the mouth of a river, the change in flow conditions can cause the river to drop any sediment it is carrying. This <a href="/wiki/Sediment" title="Sediment">sediment</a> deposition can generate a variety of <a href="/wiki/Landform" title="Landform">landforms</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/River_delta" title="River delta">deltas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sand_bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Sand bar">sand bars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spit_(landform)" title="Spit (landform)">spits</a>, and tie channels.<sup id="cite_ref-Rowland_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rowland-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Landforms at the river mouth drastically alter the geomorphology and ecosystem. Along coasts, sand bars and similar landforms act as barriers, sheltering sensitive ecosystems that are enriched by nutrients deposited from the river.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, <a href="/wiki/Damming" class="mw-redirect" title="Damming">the damming</a> of rivers can starve the river of sand and nutrients, creating a deficit at the river's mouth.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_influence">Cultural influence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=River_mouth&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cultural influence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As river mouths are the site of large-scale sediment deposition and allow for easy travel and ports, many towns and cities are founded there. Many places in the United Kingdom take their names from their positions at the mouths of rivers, such as Plymouth (i.e. mouth of the <a href="/wiki/River_Plym" title="River Plym">Plym River</a>), Sidmouth (i.e. mouth of the <a href="/wiki/River_Sid" title="River Sid">Sid River</a>), and Great Yarmouth (i.e. mouth of the <a href="/wiki/River_Yare" title="River Yare">Yare River</a>); in Celtic, the term is <a href="/wiki/Aber_and_Inver_(placename_elements)" title="Aber and Inver (placename elements)">Aber or Inver</a>. Due to rising sea levels as a result of climate change, the coastal cities are at heightened risk of flooding. 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