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Fluvial landforms

A fan- or cone-shaped deposit of sediment crossed and built up by streams

Bar (river morphology)

An elevated region of sediment in a river that has been deposited by the flow

Area of loose particles at the edge of the sea or other body of water

Deep ravine between cliffs

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Outside bank of a water channel, which is continually undergoing erosion

Land adjacent to a river which is flooded during periods of high discharge

Landform created by running water eroding sharply into soil

Sinuous bend in a series in the channel of a river

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A depositional feature of alluvium that accumulates on the inside bend of streams and rivers below the slip-off slope

Prominent mass of land that overlooks lower-lying land or a body of water

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River morphology

Change in shape and direction of river channels over time

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Beach which is armoured with pebbles or small- to medium-sized cobbles

Channel bottom of a stream, river, or creek

A point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop