of the path of river which forms various types of landforms called depositional landforms. Types of depositional landforms Point bar deposit / Side bar deposit Channel bar deposit Flood plain deposit Terrace deposit Alluvial fan Delta Deposit Point Bar(Side Bar) D eposit
Feature made of alluvium that
accumulates on the inside bent of streams and rivers Also called Side bar deposit as the deposition of the sediments takes place at the side of the river Crescent-shaped and similar to but smaller than towheads or river islands. ChannelBar D eposit
Sediments deposited in the middle of
river due to the obstacle Formed when discharge is low and forced to take the route of less resistance by means of flowing in location of lowest elevation. Flood Plain
The areas of low and relatively flat land
bordering the channel on one or both sides at the bank level These areas are readily submerged underwater during flood times when the water overtops the banks of channel Terrace Deposit
Deposition of sediments consisting of several step
like plains along the side of river valley Generally formed during entrenchment of river in the floor of the valley as a consequence of tectonic uplifts, climatically caused changes in run-off regimes, or the depression of the base level of erosion Alluvial Fan
Broad, low, cone shaped deposit carried by river
when river flows suddenly from steeper to gentle gradient at the base of the mountain is called alluvial fan Usually created as flowing water interacts with mountains, hills, or the steep walls of canyons D elta D eposit
Formed from deposition of sediments carried by a
river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water Usually its formation occurs where a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, or (more rarely) another river that cannot transport away the supplied sediment