River Wordsearch

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. The place where something begins, where it springs into being (6)
  2. 3. A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river (6)
  3. 5. The point where a stream issues into a larger body of water (5)
  4. 8. The United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national ___ (14)
  5. 10. Long stream of water flowing to the sea (5)
  6. 12. A bend or curve, as in a stream or river (7)
  7. 13. The world's longest river (4)
  8. 15. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)
  9. 16. Furniture you sleep on (3)

Down

  1. 1. The natural process of laying down a ___ of something (10)
  2. 4. Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (7)
  3. 6. The quality of a person's voice (4)
  4. 7. A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth (6)
  5. 9. A major South American river (6)
  6. 11. A river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay (6)
  7. 14. A body of water surrounded by land (4)