I'm not sure if the mouth and source of a river are the same thing. Also what is the outlet of a river. Thanks for any help!
2006-11-15 00:15:08 · 9 answers · asked by cookie 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
They are the opposite ends of the river--the mouth is where the river empties into another body of water; the source is the headwaters, or the little streams that feed into the river. The outlet is the same as the mouth.
2006-11-15 00:18:27 · answer #1 · answered by Steve-o-58 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The source of a river is the starting point of a river where water first enters it. The mouth is the ending point of the river where it is meets a bigger body of water (normally where it joins the sea).
In the course of a river, there are many small outlets that branches out from the main river. This normally occurs at the lower end of the river, i.e. near the mouth.
2006-11-15 00:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by sky_blue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mouth of a river is where it enters its base level, such as a lake, pond, ocean, etc. The source of the river is where the water actually comes from. This can be a spring, runoff, melt or other sources of water.
The definition of an outlet of a river depends on specifically what you are referring to. For the purposes of this question, I assume that the answer you are looking for is that an outlet and mouth of a river are the same thing.
2006-11-15 05:52:29 · answer #3 · answered by geohauss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The source is the beginnning. The mouth and outlet are both used to describe where the river ends up or empties into a larger body of water.
2006-11-15 01:03:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The source of a river is where it starts. The mouth of the river is the outlet, where it empties into a lake or the ocean.
2006-11-15 00:20:00 · answer #5 · answered by funtym888 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The source, derived from the French spring of a river, stream, etc. It is the point where the water springs out from the rocks and is considered as the start of a water course.
The mouth is the point where the river ends its course, it could be the sea or another water course. The mouth could be an estuary, a single way out, or a delta, D form, several ways out.
2006-11-15 04:57:30 · answer #6 · answered by Francis Cikku 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mouth of the river means when a river reaches to mix in lake, sea or ocean but source of a river means the starting point of the river it might be a hole.Outlet is similar to that of mouth when a river enter in to lake, sea or ocean.
2006-11-15 00:50:26 · answer #7 · answered by Berhane Gebreyesus Habtu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are at opposite ends of the river. The source is where it begins (up in the hills probably) and the mouth is where it runs into the sea.
2006-11-15 00:18:44 · answer #8 · answered by panenka_chip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The source is the beginning of the river. The mouthis the end of the river
2006-11-15 00:22:01 · answer #9 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋