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Why rivers refuse to run straight
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Why rivers refuse to run straight
Meanders, erosion, and the physics of a lazy river.
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@river_rick3h
Is this why oxbow lakes form?
Is this why oxbow lakes form?
@priyamaps3h
Exactly, the loop eventually pinches off. Nice connection.
Exactly, the loop eventually pinches off. Nice connection.
@map_it_maddy1h
the erosion diagram finally made this click for me
the erosion diagram finally made this click for me
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Meanders migrate downstream over time, some Mississippi bends moved a mile in a century.