What is a river meander?
A meander is a winding river channel form, often developing on lower-gradient reaches.
Formation, concepts and processes
Flow and erosion can be stronger on the outer bend, deposition on the inner bend. Bends migrate laterally and downstream; a cutoff can leave an oxbow lake. Not every bend evolves at the same rate.
Examples, applications and limits
Meandering floodplains may contain fertile sediment but face channel migration and flooding. Bank protection or straightening can change flow elsewhere, so managing a single bend in isolation is inadequate.
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