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A Riparian forest is a forested area of land adjacent to a body of water such as a river, stream, pond, lake, marshland, estuary, canal, playa or reservoir. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there A stream is a body of Water with a current, confined within a bed and stream-banks A pond is a body of water smaller than a Lake, both being examples of Terrain features Although the term pond is universally used to describe waterbodies that A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the In Geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of Wetland which is subject An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use

Etymology

The term riparian technically only refers to areas adjacent to flowing bodies of water such as rivers, streams, sloughs, and estuaries. "Riparian" redirects here For the legal doctrine see " Riparian water rights. The word slough (in British English ˈslaʊ to rhyme with "cow" in American and Canadian English pronounced /ˈsluː/ "slew" has The terms riparian forest and riparian zone have come to include areas adjacent to those non-flowing water bodies such as ponds, lakes, playas and reservoirs.

Characteristics

A Riparian forest area along a tributary to Lake Erie. Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally

Riparian forests are subject to frequent innundation. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge

Riparian forests help control sediment, reduce the damaging effects of flooding and aid in stabilizing stream banks. Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of

See also

• Riparian
• Riparian strips
• Bosque
• Management of Pacific Northwest Riparian Forests

External links

• Riparian Forest
• Riparian Bibliography
• Iowa State Extension Bulletin

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