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Fluvial Landforms: River Processes

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River Processes

River channel is part of a drainage basin in a hydrological system. A river channel is an open system that interacts with other open systems, particularly the hill slope system. The three main river processes are:

Cross-section of river valley

Illustration 1 for River Flow Characteristics
  • Erosion: Erosion is the wearing away of banks and beds of river. Erosion can take place through
    • Attrition: It is the movement of material along the bed of river. This material collides with other material, and breaks up into smaller pieces.
    • Corrasion: Corrasion is the process…

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Fluvial Landforms: Erosional Landforms

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Erosional Landforms

Tenacious Rivers - 5 Major Fluvial Erosional Landforms

River Valley: It is world՚s most common landform, it is V-shaped when river degrades and floor becomes flat with aggradation. River channel in its upper course is blocked with large, angul…

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