{"id":4285,"date":"2020-11-21T00:56:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T00:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=4285"},"modified":"2020-11-21T01:33:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T01:33:06","slug":"river-erosion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/river-erosion\/","title":{"rendered":"River Erosion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4285\" class=\"elementor elementor-4285\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9e996c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9e996c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc123d1\" data-id=\"dc123d1\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Landforms<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea4b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"fea4b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-landform-formation-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3766 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-landform\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a Landform?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3765 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/crustal-deformation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Crustal Deformation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3764 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/volcanic-eruptions\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Volcanic Eruptions<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3763 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/sediment-deposition\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Sediment Deposition<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3762 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/weathering\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Weathering<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3761 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/erosion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Erosion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-4296 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wind-erosion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Wind Erosion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-4297 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/river-erosion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">River Erosion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3760 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-landforms\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of Landforms<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d094740 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d094740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>River erosion is a key part of water erosion. Rivers are natural channels that carry water from their source to other water bodies. A water source is a geographic spot where moving water begins, such as a mountain top or a spring. The speed, behavior, and erosive power of rivers are different at various stages of the river. What rivers do to the land also depends on the type of rock that the land is made of.<\/p><p><i>Consider this illustration:<\/i><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_4305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4305\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4305\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/river-erosion.jpg\" alt=\"How rivers shape valleys\" width=\"600\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/river-erosion.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/river-erosion-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How rivers shape valleys<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>For example, from the mountain top, rivers flow very fast because the slopes of the mountains are steeper. The water is also narrower and has high erosive power. That means they can cut through the rocks on which they flow. Rapids, waterfalls, and v-shaped valleys are common along the path of rivers upstream.<\/p><p>Down at the foot of the mountains and where the end of the river is, (such as an estuary or the sea) the rivers are slow-flowing with lots of curves. They contain a lot of sediments that begin to settle. This means that landforms created by water erosion will be different at these two stages of the river.<\/p><p>Consider this illustration below:<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_4306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4306\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4306\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/types-of-valleys.jpg\" alt=\"Types of valleys\" width=\"600\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/types-of-valleys.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/types-of-valleys-300x131.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Types of valleys<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>From the above, you will notice that landforms with steeper valleys, waterfalls, and gorges are more likely to form in the upper regions of highlands or mountains. This is so because the power of the river is higher and does more erosion or carving than it deposits. Landforms at the<br \/>end of rivers are more sediment deposited landforms such as moraines, flood plains, deltas, and estuaries. This is so because the rivers have lost their erosive and transporting power and are depositing the load now. 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Crustal Deformation Volcanic Eruptions Sediment Deposition Weathering Erosion Wind Erosion River Erosion Types of Landforms River erosion and landforms River erosion is a key part of water erosion. Rivers are natural channels that carry water from their source to other water bodies. 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