bank erosion
Shoreline wearing away
Bank erosion is the wearing away of a riverbank or streambank by flowing water.
The current undercuts and destabilizes the soil, causing chunks to slump into the channel.
Bank erosion reshapes waterways over time, widening rivers and contributing sediment downstream.
The county installed riprap to slow bank erosion along the creek.
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
- heavy rainIntense sustained precipitation
- high waterMaximum tidal level
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- abrasionShallow surface wound
buffer zones · urbanization · habitat loss · dam construction · weathering · freeze-thaw cycles · riprap · meandering · mining activities · channelization · dredging · soil loss · road building · stream restoration · slumping · falling trees · recreational boating · terracing
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