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River Channel Processes

Across
Landform created when part of a channel's bed is made of hard rock, and the other is made of softer rock. The soft rock is quickly eroded, leaving a dropoff
Somewhat like deep cuts in the land formed by a channel and the erosion it causes
Walls of sediment formed on either side of a river bank. Created by repeated floods and deposition
Channel type characterized by small islands, formed when a river's carrying capacity is exceeded
Channel type that is completely straight,formed when there are no variables affecting a river's course which usually only happens under manmade circumstances
Channel type characterized by small islands, formed when a river's carrying capacity is exceeded
Down
Bodies of water formed where deposition creates a river path in a river that cuts off a previously established loop
Shallow sections of a channel where erosion is greater
Channel type known for looping S-shaped curves, formed when sediment is eroded from the outer curve of a bend and deposited on the inner curve of another bend
Deeper sections of a channel where erosion is lower
Alluvial deposit formed by expansion on the inner side of a meander