Processes Affecting Rivers

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Notes on the processes affecting rivers, from erosion to transportation and deposition.
Annette Hendley
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Abrasion/corrasion fragments of rock carried by water wear the bed and banks away. Effect of abrasion greater when river is in flood
Attrition pebbles and rocks collide - smooth each other
Hydraulic Action power of moving water forced against river banks. Banks collapse and wash away
Corrosion/solution chemical reaction - slightly acid water dissolves calcium - breaks down limestone
Bedload larger particles moving along a river bed
Erosion wearing away of rocks due to action of wind, water and ice
Freeze- thaw continued freezing and thawing of moisture in rocks will eventually break the rock

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