Delta
Delta
Delta
| Type of Delta | Description | Example |
| Arcuate Delta | Fan-shaped Delta with a convex margin facing the body of water. Coarse sediments are formed. River activity balanced with wind. |
River Nile Delta in Egypt, Ganges Delta in India
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| Bird’s Foot Delta | Forms like a bird foot’s claw. Created when waves are weak and river flow is stronger. Deposited alluvial material divides the river into smaller distributaries. |
Mississippi River Delta, USA
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| Cuspate Delta | Formed where sediments are deposited onto a straight shoreline with strong waves, creating a tooth-like shape. |
Tiber River of Italy
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| Estuarine Delta | Formed at the mouth of submerged rivers depositing down the sides of the estuary. |
Seine River of France, Deltas of Narmada and Tapi rivers of India
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| Lacustrine Delta | Formed when a river flows into a lake. |
Lough Leanne River Delta, Ireland
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| Truncated Delta |
Sea waves and ocean currents modify and destroy Deltas deposited by the river through erosional work, resulting in eroded and dissected Deltas.
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| Abandoned Delta | When the river shifts its mouth, the Delta already made is left abandoned. |
Yellow River Delta, China; Western part of Ganga Delta by Hoogly River, India
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