Rivers flow faster in some situations and slower in others. Rivers flow at different speeds in different places within their currents. As a result, erosion is greater in some locations than in others. One effect of this is that rivers meander. It's what rivers do, given enough time. We can see this happen over about 28 years in the YouTube videos linked below. Can you find the cut banks? the point bars? the oxbow lake? the cutoff? Assignments:
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