meanders

• how are meanders formed?

  -the current is faster on the outside of the bend because the river channel is deeper (less friction to slow it down)

  -therefore more erosion takes place on the outside

  -the current is slower on the inside of the bend so sediment is deposited on there forming slip off slopes
• how are ox-bow lakes formed?

  -erosion causes the outside bends to become closer until there is only a small bit of land left

  -the river breaks through the land and the river then flows along the shortest course

  -depsotion eventually cuts of the meander forming an ox-bow lake