river bend
Stream's turning point
A river bend is a curve in a river's course where the water changes direction.
Rivers rarely flow straight; they meander through landscapes, creating bends that can be gentle or sharp.
Settlements often form at prominent bends: The town grew up around a river bend where boats could dock safely.
- eddyCircular counter-current
- oxbow lakeSevered meander's pooled remains
- meanderTo travel without direction
- sharp curveAbrupt directional change
- currentDirected flow of charge
crescent · fish habitat · fishing hole · erosion · horseshoe · floodplain · streamflow · elbow · wetland · flood stage · water level · serpentine · backwater · deposition · cutbank · channel · sinuosity · navigation
- nature scenerymeadow, canyon, creek, gorge, ravine
- Yellow RiverLoess Plateau, tributaries, silt, Inner Mongolia, Shandong
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
- landscape paintingsrolling hills, misty valley, mountain vista, meadow, woodland path
- peaceful scenerycalm sea, gentle stream, still pond, still water, misty valley
- riverscapesriverbank, riverbed, creek, brook, canal