FACTORS AFFECTING EROSION AND DEPOSITION

STRAIGHT LINED RIVER

• when a river flows in a straight line, the water gets fastersnear the center of the river
• Deposition occurs along the sides of the river, where the water movement it slower

CURVED RIVERS

• Waters moves fastest along the outside of the curve
• At a curve, a river tends to cut in its bank, causing erosion
• Sediment is deposited inside the curve, where the water speed is slowest