The channel bed topography refers to the shape and configuration of the riverbed, which includes various features like riffles, pools, sandbars, and islands formed by the continuous interaction of water flow and sediment transport. These features are shaped by the erosion and deposition processes within the channel. The riverbed is never uniform; instead, it alternates…
Let’s imagine you’re standing at any point along a river’s course and you take a vertical cut from one side of the valley to the other. The cross-sectional view you get is known as the transverse profile of the river. This profile gives a clear picture of the shape and depth of the valley and…
Imagine you are following a river’s journey from its source (like a glacier or spring in the mountains) to its mouth (where it meets the sea, ocean, or lake). If you could slice the river vertically and observe its entire length from the side, the resulting profile is called the Longitudinal Profile or Long Profile…
Let’s say you are standing on the banks of a river—perhaps the Ganga in Varanasi or the Brahmaputra in Assam. As you observe the river flowing, have you ever wondered why the river takes a particular path, why some rivers are wide and shallow while others are narrow and deep, or why rivers bend and…