Zoning
The tidal mouth of a river
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Material dissolved
in the river
Estuary
Ox bow lake
Where a bend in
the river has been cut off
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The force of the water on
the bed and banks of the river
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Hydraulic action
Wearing away of the
bed and banks of a river
Abrasion
A soft engineering strategy
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Abrasion
Estuary
Zoning
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Abrasion
Wearing away of the bed and banks of a river
Attrition
Rocks wearing away as they knock together
Dam
A hard engineering strategy
Deposition
Material laid down by the river
Erosion
Wearing away
Estuary
The tidal mouth of a river
Hydraulic action
The force of the water on the bed and banks of the
river
Hydrograph
Method of showing river discharge over time
Levée
A river embankment
Meander
A large bend in a river
Ox bow lake
Where a bend in the river has been cut off
Saltation
Material bounced along the bed of a river
Solution (erosion)
Chemical erosion of some rocks
Solution (transportation)
Material dissolved in the river
Suspension
Material transported as suspended load
Traction
Material moved along the bed of the river
Zoning
A soft engineering strategy
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