meandering rivers
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Meandering Rivers. Adapted from Mr. Coyle. Meandering Rivers. Meandering Rivers. Constantly erode material - Cut bank Constantly deposit material - Point bar Change their channel course gradually Create floodplains wider than the channel Very Fertile soil Subjected to seasonal flooding. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Meandering RiversAdapted from Mr. Coyle
Meandering Rivers
Meandering RiversConstantly erode material - Cut bankConstantly deposit material - Point barChange their channel course graduallyCreate floodplains wider than the channel
Very Fertile soilSubjected to seasonal flooding
Formation of Meanders
Point bar deposits
Point Bar Deposits
Point bar deposits grows laterally through time
Cut bank erosion
Point bar deposits }Meander
loop
Formation of an Oxbow
Meandering streamflowing fromtop of screento bottom
Maximum erosion
Maximum deposition
Oxbow Lake
Oxbow cuttoff
Meander scars
Flooding & Sedimentation
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