Fluvial processes
by Da Silva, Ana Maria Azevedo Ferreira, Yalin, Mehmet Selim
fromIAHR monograph
"A stream flowing in alluvium deforms its bed surface, forming ripples, dunes, bars, etc., and, in many instances, it deforms its channel entirely, thereby creating meandering or braiding patterns. It could be said that, in general, an alluvial stream and its deformable boundary…