braided river
Woven water network
A braided river is a waterway that splits into multiple interconnected channels separated by small, often temporary islands of sediment.
The channels weave together and apart like strands of a braid, constantly shifting as water levels and sediment loads change.
Braided rivers typically form in areas with high sediment supply and variable flow: The glacier-fed braided river spread across the valley floor in a maze of shallow channels.
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- sandbarUnderwater ridge of sediment
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- channelPassage for transmission
- avulsionForcible tissue separation
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