FACTORS AFFECTING EROSION AND DEPOSITION

STRAIGHT LINED RIVER

• If a river flows in a straight line, water flows faster near the center
• Deposition occurs along the sides of the river, where the water movement is slower

CURVED RIVERS

• Water moves fastest along the outside of the curve
• There, the river tends to cut into its bank, causing erosion
• Sediment is deposited on the inside curve, where the speed is slowest

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