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Water and its Varying Forms
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Learn how various disturbances in rivers and streams result in the formation of meanders
The formation of meanders in straight rivers and streams is largely dependent on...
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A meander.
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underfit stream
Idealized map view of a stream that is underfit in relation to its valley. The contrast...
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