The River Severn

By Megan

The Source• The river source is where

the river starts.• They usually start on in

hills or mountains as streams.

• Some streams start of as underground springs.

• The River Severn starts as a peat bog in the welsh mountains.

Tributaries• The tributary is a

smaller river which flows into the large rivers. The tributaries can be little streams in the ground.

• The rivers: Teme, Bristol Avon and river Usk are tributaries of the River Severn.

Meanders• Meanders are where

then rivers turn, the river follows the softest part of land.

• The more water that flows the wider the meander is.

• The meanders always changes shape over time.

The Mouth

• The mouth is where the wideness of the increases.

• The mouth is where the river meets the sea.

• The mouth of the river Severn is the Bristol Channel.

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