Rivers: MiddleCourse Flashcards by Nisha Kannathasan | Brainscape

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Features of the middle course:

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Hydraulic action less important
Suspension mainly, transportation, saltation and traction still present
Some vertical erosion but lateral erosion more important.
Wider more U shaped valley
Deposition more obvious as ox-bow lakes form

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