Characteristics

• "Delta" refers to an object that is shaped like a triangle.triangle image by Zbigniew Nowak from Fotolia.com
  
  The landform in a Delta Waterway is created by sediment such as sand, dirt and rocks carried in a river and deposited where the river, which is moving, meets another body of water, such as an ocean or lake, that is still. This deposit of sediment can also occur when a flowing river meets a piece of land. This is known as a "deltaic deposit."
  
  

Location

• marina image by Harvey Hudson from Fotolia.com
  
  Delta Waterways are found all over the world. They often support wetland areas and are home to many species of plants and animals.
  
  

History

• Delta waterways were so named by the Greek historian Herodotus, who noticed that the sediment deposited in the Nile River formed a land mass in the shape of the Greek letter "Delta," which looks like a triangle.