features of erosion and deposition Flashcards

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meanders

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fastest current on outside causing erosion, materials is deposited on inside of the bend where flow is slow. neck of bend narrows over time

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ox-bow lake

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during flood river cuts through neck and shortens its course load deposited in old river channel leaving lake

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