D epositionalLandform s

Sediments are deposited in different parts

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