As the river flows, it keeps creating marvelous landforms through erosion, transportation, and finally deposition. When the river slows down or its force decreases, it begins to deposit its load, giving birth to depositional landforms. Let’s now explore some of these artistic landforms created by the river. Alluvial Fans and Alluvial Cones Picture this: A…
Suppose you are standing near a broad river flowing gently across a flat, fertile plain. At first glance, you might expect the river to follow a straight path from its origin to its mouth, but instead, it twists and turns like a snake, forming large bends. These bends, my friend, are what we call meanders…
Over centuries, rivers carve, shape, and transform the land — forming valleys, gorges, canyons, and many other landforms. These landforms created by the erosion of running water are collectively called erosional landforms. 1. River Valleys A valley is essentially a low-lying depression on the Earth’s surface carved by a river. It is considered a negative…
Imagine you are standing at the top of a lush green hill just after a heavy rainfall. You notice how the water rushes down the slope, carrying with it small rocks, soil, and debris. If you keep observing it over time, you’ll realize that this flowing water slowly but steadily carves out channels, erodes the…