Last name meaning Ferris: This is an Anglicization of the Old Gaelic name O' Fearghusa - a compound of the Gaelic O (meaning grandson or male descendant) and the personal name Fergus, composed of the elements fear - a man and gus - vigour or force...
How is a Confluence Formed? When any 2 bodies of water meet, they form a confluence. Where Can a Confluence Be Found? In every part of the world, rivers, streams and other bodies of water meet and the waters combine. Famous Confluences Niagara River and Lake Ontario, Canada Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, USA
A river is the general term for a channel and the. water in it. The area supplying water into a channel is a drainage basin. The boundary. between drainage basins is a water divide. A river system is composed of the main. stream and many tributaries. However, there are many cases where several tributaries. have similar length and flow, and it is difficult to determine which is the main stream. A drainage pattern is a plan of a river system.