COURSE OF THE RIVER
There are 3 courses of a river
upper
middle
lower
This is shown on a graph called the
LONG PROFILE. The long profile graph shows us 2 things:
hight and gradient
steepness
SHAPE
steep
narrow
EROSION
V-SHAPE VALLY
WATERFALLS
SHAPE
gently sloping
deeper
EROSION
meanders
oxbow lakes
SHAPE
Flat
wide
EROSION
levee
lateral erosion
There are 3 courses of a river
upper
middle
lower
This is shown on a graph called the
LONG PROFILE. The long profile graph shows us 2 things:
hight and gradient
steepness
SHAPE
steep
narrow
EROSION
V-SHAPE VALLY
WATERFALLS
SHAPE
gently sloping
deeper
EROSION
meanders
oxbow lakes
SHAPE
Flat
wide
EROSION
levee
lateral erosion