fluvial landscapes
Waterway-carved geography
Fluvial landscapes are landforms shaped by rivers and streams—valleys, floodplains, deltas, and the channels themselves.
The term appears in geography and geology to describe terrain created by flowing water over time: The Grand Canyon is among Earth's most dramatic fluvial landscapes.
Fluvial comes from the Latin word for river.
- river deltaAlluvial deposit at mouth
- channel migrationRiver relocating its course
- erosionGradual wearing away
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- cutbankEroded riverbank cliff
bank erosion · floodplain · discharge · aquatic habitat · sedimentation · avulsion · oxbow lake · meander · river bend · levee · flood stage · seasonal flooding · infiltration · alluvial fan · runoff · water table · streamflow · canyon
fluvial landscapesvolcanic landscapes
Areas shaped by eruptions
coastal landscapes · lava fields · dune fields · moraines · cirques
fluvial landscapesdesert landscapes
Dry, sparse natural scenery
arid landscapes · drylands · ergs · badlands · barren terrain
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