River landforms

• Erosional landforms include interlocking spurs, waterfalls and gorges.
• Meanders and oxbow lakes use erosional and depositional processes in their creation.
• Examples of erosional landforms can be found along the River Tees.
• The process of erosion involves the wearing away of pieces of rock, soil or other solid materials to create different landforms.
• The erosional features are often found in the upper course of the river.
• A waterfall is a sudden drop in a river, which forms when there are horizontal bands of resistant rock positioned over exposed, less resistant rock.
• A gorge is a deep, narrow passage that usually has a river running through it.
• Interlocking spurs are hills that a river meanders around in a V-shaped valley, appearing to be locked together like the teeth of a zip when viewed from downstream.