A river delta is a landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water. This occurs where a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, or (more rarely) another river that cannot transport away the supplied sediment.Despite a popular legend, this use of the word delta was not coined by Herodotus.his occurs where a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, or (more rarely) another river that cannot transport away the supplied sediment. Despite a popular legend, this use of the word delta was not coined by Herodotus.
Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia. Situated along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The race breakdown of the population in Morgantown varies per year, but currently 26,412 are one race and 397 are two or more races. Of the 26,809 people who live in Morgantown, there are 7,201 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Morgantown is 3,736 male and 3,465 female.