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are often deposited due to the slowing of the current, reducing the carrying capacity of the water. The water from a river can enter the receiving body in a variety of different ways. The motion of a river is influenced by the relative density of the river compared to the receiving water, the
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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
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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.
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than the surface of the receiving water, the river water will plunge below the surface. The river water will then either form an underflow or an
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119:density
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