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    This document discusses different types of river systems and their associated features. It describes four main types: braided rivers, which are common in mountainous areas and have multiple interweaving channels; meandering rivers, which are found in lowland areas and have sinuous channels; anastomosing rivers, which have multiple branching and rejoining channels; and straight rivers. It also discusses characteristics of braided and meandering rivers like sediment grain size, channel morphology, and resulting stratigraphy. Examples of each river type are provided from both ancient rock records and modern systems.

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    This document discusses different types of river systems and their associated features. It describes four main types: braided rivers, which are common in mountainous areas and have multiple interweaving channels; meandering rivers, which are found in lowland areas and have sinuous channels; anastomosing rivers, which have multiple branching and rejoining channels; and straight rivers. It also discusses characteristics of braided and meandering rivers like sediment grain size, channel morphology, and resulting stratigraphy. Examples of each river type are provided from both ancient rock records and modern systems.

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    River Systems: Four Types, Braided, Meandering, Anastamosing and Straight

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    This document discusses different types of river systems and their associated features. It describes four main types: braided rivers, which are common in mountainous areas and have multiple interweaving channels; meandering rivers, which are found in lowland areas and have sinuous channels; anastomosing rivers, which have multiple branching and rejoining channels; and straight rivers. It also discusses characteristics of braided and meandering rivers like sediment grain size, channel morphology, and resulting stratigraphy. Examples of each river type are provided from both ancient rock records and modern systems.

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    RiverSystems

    Fourtypes,braided,meandering,
    anastamosingandstraight
    GrandCanyon,erosion
    Riverincision
    inIndusSuture
    Zone
    Rivertypes
    Linksbetweensinuosityandslope
    Anastomosingriverstratigraphy
    Braidedrivers
    Typicallydevelopedinmountainousterrainon
    highergradients.Typifiedbyhighdegreeof
    seasonality.Permanentchannelswithripplecrossed
    beddedsandsdevelopduringperiodsoflowflow.
    Thesechannelsmeanderbetweensandbarsthatare
    activeonlyduringfloodstage,thesedeveloplarger
    scalecrossbeds.Sedimentsaretypicallysandyand
    pebbly,usuallymoderatetowellsorted,texturally
    moderatelymature.AncientexampleDevonian
    OldRedSandstone.Modernexample
    SaskatchewanRiver.
    Braided
    River
    Model
    Braided
    RiverModel
    and
    stratigraphy
    Braided
    River
    Braidedgeometry,MatanuksaRiver,Alaska
    BraidedRiver,Nubra,India
    BraidedRiver,
    ShyokRiver,India
    AnastomosingRiver,Indianforeland
    Channelsandstonefacies
    MeanderingRivers

    Typicallydevelopedincoastalplainareas,lower
    gradient.Morecontinuousflow,finergrained
    sedimentthanbraided.Channelsedimentismarked
    bythedeepstreammigrationofmeandersandthe
    constructionofcrosslaminatedsandsonpointbarsin
    theinnerbendsofmeanders.Channelsareseparated
    byleveesfromfloodplainsthatarecomprisedof
    finergrainedmudsandsandsdepositedafterbreach
    ofleveeduringfloodstage,usuallyvegetated.Flood
    stagecanleadtocutoffofmeandersandbreak
    throughofriver.
    MeanderingRivers,contd.

    AbandonedmeandersbecomeOxbowlakes,filledby
    clays.Meanderingriverdepositstypifiedbyfining
    upwardstratigraphy.Sedimentsaretypicallysandy,
    siltyandclayey.Wellsorted.Sandstonesform
    isolatedchannelsinfinerbackground.Ancient
    exampleJurassic,BrentGroupofNorthSea.Modern
    exampleBrazosandMississippiRivers.
    Meanders
    inthe
    Amazon
    Basin
    McKenzieRiver
    meandersand
    glaciallakes
    OxBowLake/meanders
    Pointbar
    deposits
    Braidedversus
    meandering
    rivertype
    sections
    Impactof
    sinuosityon
    stratigraphy
    ChannelmigrationGanges
    GangesandHimalayathrustfront
    IndusRiverand
    tectonicuplift,
    KohatPlateau
    Effectof
    tectonismon
    locationof
    rivers
    Fluvialfaciesexamples
    IndusMolasse,
    fluvialsandstone
    Slumpedsediment,
    modernIndusRiver
    Climbingwaveripples,IndusRiver

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