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How river meanders form




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The formation of meanders is due to both deposition and erosion and meanders gradually migrate downstream. The force of the water erodes and undercuts the river bank on the outside of the bend where water flow has most energy due to decreased friction. In contrast to the upper reaches of a drainage basin where the rivers start, the as the floodplain and this often coincides with regions where meanders form. Meanders. A meander is a winding curve or bend in a river. Meanders are the result This is because vertical erosion is replaced by a sideways form of erosion A meander forms when erosion wears away the outer bank of a river and sediment accumulates against its inner bank. Silt deposition during meander formation A meander, in general, is a bend in a sinuous watercourse or river. A meander forms when moving water in a stream erodes the outer banks and widens its valley, and the inner part of the river has less energy and deposits silt. When a meander gets cut off from the main stream, an oxbow lake forms. A sinuosity greater than 1 means that the river meanders. Meanders develop when alternating riffles & pools form along a river channel. A riffle is a a shallow Overview of features associated with meandering streams. deposits build up, and gradually raise up the river over the floodplain (mainly fine sediments). may be covered with water most of the time, and may form a swamp (backswamp). Lateral erosion becomes more important and the river starts to meander. the river erodes the outside bank of the river and undercuts it to form a River Cliff. flows faster in these deeper sections and erodes material from the river bank. Oxbow lakes form when a meander grows so big and loopy that two bends of the 19 Nov 2014


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