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1/22/2021
Stages of a river
There are three main stages of a river. Under each stage as some of the most popular characteristics found at each stage.
Youthful stage / upper stage / mountain stage
- Steep gradient
- Pot holes common
- V shaped valley
- Fast current
- Rapids
- Waterfalls
Mature stage / middle stage / valley stage
- Less steep than youthful stage
- U shaped valley
- Slower current
- Some meanders
Senile stage / lower stage / plain stage
- Shallow gradient
- Flat flood plain
- Slow current
- Meanders
- Ox bow lakes
- Levees
- Deltas