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    Rivers naturally curve over time due to erosion. Slow moving water erodes river banks unevenly, causing dirt and rocks to build up on the outside of bends while scouring away the inside of bends. This process creates meandering curves in the river called meanders. Over many years, meanders can grow so large that the ends of the meander meet and cut off that section of the river, forming an oxbow lake.

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    Rivers naturally curve over time due to erosion. Slow moving water erodes river banks unevenly, causing dirt and rocks to build up on the outside of bends while scouring away the inside of bends. This process creates meandering curves in the river called meanders. Over many years, meanders can grow so large that the ends of the meander meet and cut off that section of the river, forming an oxbow lake.

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    Why Are Curved?: Rivers

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    Rivers naturally curve over time due to erosion. Slow moving water erodes river banks unevenly, causing dirt and rocks to build up on the outside of bends while scouring away the inside of bends. This process creates meandering curves in the river called meanders. Over many years, meanders can grow so large that the ends of the meander meet and cut off that section of the river, forming an oxbow lake.

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    Why Are Rivers Curved?

    By: Alex, Jacob, Hannah and Jeffery


    Year (8) Opal
    Teacher Lina
    Assistant Teacher Lei Yee Win
    Geography
    Why Are Rivers Curved?
    • When the rivers are straight it will curve in some amount of time.
    • First when the rocks hit the river backs it will make a erosion. But slow
    moving water won’t be able to carry a lot of weight as a fast moving
    water.
    • Dirt and rocks will become loose and build up on the side, which will
    make it shallow.
    Meander
    • A winding course which is called
    a meander is formed. Meanders
    are formed or produced when a
    watercourse is forced to erode,
    the result of this erosion leads to
    a floodplain, meanders are also
    bend.
    Oxbow Lake
    • After the effect of the
    erosion. The rivers will form
    bigger and bigger until they
    meet each other and create
    a landform called an Oxbow
    lake.

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