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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Meandering RiversAdapted from Mr. Coyle
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Meandering Rivers
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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
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Formation of Meanders
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Point bar deposits
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Point Bar Deposits
Point bar deposits grows laterally through time
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Cut bank erosion
Point bar deposits }Meander
loop
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Formation of an Oxbow
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Meandering streamflowing fromtop of screento bottom
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Maximum erosion
Maximum deposition
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Oxbow Lake
Oxbow cuttoff
Meander scars
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Flooding & Sedimentation
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