Geography 55-84

a winding curve or bend in a river or stream.

A slip-off slope is found on the inside of a meander. This is where the flow is slowest and deposition takes place.

A meander that has been cut off from the river.

maximum discharge that a river can hold before it bursts its banks.

the sorted material deposited by a stream.

a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks.

graph that shows how discharge changes over time.

A planned human intervention in the river channel, altering its characteristics or flow with the intention of producing some defined benefit, such as flood control.

big dams.

barrage is a type of dam that is built across a river to control the flow of water.