5 stages of a river - on flat land
Feb 14, 2018 13:07:39 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Feb 14, 2018 13:07:39 GMT -5
1. Young rivers run fairly straight, but
2. On their few curves, water runs faster on the outside of the curves, slower on the inside, so material is washed away on the outside and deposited on the inside. That is why you look for gold on the inside of curves
3. Over time the curves become greatly exaggerated
4. Old oxbows are abandoned and new ones formed, leaving behind oxbow lakes.
5. River breaks through the oxbows to run fairly straight again, then begins all over again.
2. On their few curves, water runs faster on the outside of the curves, slower on the inside, so material is washed away on the outside and deposited on the inside. That is why you look for gold on the inside of curves
3. Over time the curves become greatly exaggerated
4. Old oxbows are abandoned and new ones formed, leaving behind oxbow lakes.
5. River breaks through the oxbows to run fairly straight again, then begins all over again.
