Rivers
Processes
Hydraulic Action
This process involves the force of water against the bed and banks. Abrasion This is the process by which the bed and banks are worn down by the river’s load. The river throws these particles against the bed and banks, sometimes at high velocity. Attrition Material (the load) carried by the river bump into each other and so are smoothed and broken down into smaller particles. Corrosion (Chemical Solution) This is the chemical action of river water. The acids in the water slowly dissolve the bed and the banks. |
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