Sinuous, meandering streams produce diverse and wildlife-rich habitats and are the aim of many river restoration efforts, but until now, the bank, water flow and sediment conditions required to form ...

This video explores how meanders grow through erosion on the outer bend and deposition on the inner bend. It also explains how oxbow lakes form when a meander is cut off during flooding, leaving ...

I AM grateful to Sir Claude Inglis for pointing out that the term ‘meander’ should be restricted to bends similar to natural meanders. I agree that the initial shapes of the bends used in the ...