this is called a meandering stream.
Are you talking about meanders? when overtime laterally erode the banks (undermine) due to the hydrolic fore of the water. Then then turn to ox-bow lakes due to deposition along the curve and erosion coming into the curve. (bypasses the curve; cuts straight through)
A bend or curve in a stream's channel caused by erosion is known as a meander. Meanders occur as the flowing water erodes the outer bank of a curve and deposits sediment on the inner bank, leading to a pronounced bend in the channel over time. Meanders are common in rivers and streams with gentle slopes and can contribute to the formation of oxbow lakes.
Sediment that is carried by a stream along the bottom of its channel.
Stream velocity is dependent of four things. They are, the flow type, the gradient, the channel shape, and the discharge of the stream. Streams will flow faster in narrow channels on steeper grades.
The wearing down of soil and bedrock of a river or stream creates a channel, which is a trough or groove formed by the flow of water. This channel path is where the river or stream flows and carries sediment downstream. Over time, erosion can widen and deepen the channel, shaping the landscape.
stream channel
Are you talking about meanders? when overtime laterally erode the banks (undermine) due to the hydrolic fore of the water. Then then turn to ox-bow lakes due to deposition along the curve and erosion coming into the curve. (bypasses the curve; cuts straight through)
A bend or curve in a stream's channel caused by erosion is known as a meander. Meanders occur as the flowing water erodes the outer bank of a curve and deposits sediment on the inner bank, leading to a pronounced bend in the channel over time. Meanders are common in rivers and streams with gentle slopes and can contribute to the formation of oxbow lakes.
The path that a stream follows is a channel.
stream channel
Gravity pulls the stream channel downward.
Channel
Gradient
The path that a stream follows is a channel.
The steepness of a stream channel is typically measured by its gradient, which is the rate at which the elevation of the channel changes over a certain horizontal distance. The steeper the gradient, the faster the water will flow and the more erosive power the stream will have.
The vertical drop of a stream channel over distance is known as the Gradient.
The vertical drop of a stream channel over distance is known as the Gradient.