Description

rocks carried along the river down the bed
The sheer force of the water by itself can erode material from the bed and banks of the river channel.
As the river descends from the highland, it begins to meander between spurs which interlock down the valley.
erosion by a river on the outside of a meander channel. It eventually leads to the widening of the valley and the formation of the flood plain.
river embankments built by deposition as the river floods
the material transported by a river as bedload, suspended load or dissolved load (in solution)
the section of the river near the sea, where deposition is the most important process and the valley becomes wider and flatter
a bend in a river. The outside of the meander has the fastest flow and deepest water.
the section of the river between the mountains and the lowland, where transport of eroded material is important and the river begins to cut sideways due to the reducing gradient.
where a river ends, at a lake or the sea
a meander which has been cut off from the main river channel and abandoned.
the deep pool below a waterfall.
found where the river meets a band of resistant rock and usually precede a waterfall
material bounced along the bed of the river
some rocks such as limestone are subject to chemical attack and slowly dissolve in the water
deep v-shaped valley is usually found in the upper course of the river where the water has considerable erosive power
the point at which rivers meet
the land that is drained by a river and its tributaries
a steep-sided, narrow rocky valley marking the retreat of a waterfall
the mountain stage of a river with steep gradients and much erosion
the highland separating one river basin from another

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