Meander

A meander is a bend in sinuous watercourse or river. It is formed when the moving water in a stream erodes the outer banks and widens its valley. A stream of any volume may assume a meandering course, alternately eroding sediments from the outside of a bend and depositing them on the inside. The result is a snaking pattern as the steam meanders back and forth across its down-valley axis.



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Types of Landforms