Question

What is delta? How is a delta formed?

Answer 1

Answer:

Deltas are wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water. ... Deltas are wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. Although very uncommon, deltas can also empty into land.

Answer 2

Answer:

Delta: When the river approaches the sea, it becomes very slow in its flow and begins to break up into a number of streams called distributaries. The speed of the river water is so less that it starts depositing its load. Each distributary forms its own mouth. A collection of sediments from all the mouths forms a delta