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Features in the Middle Course of a River
· The middle course of a river is the section of the river that lies between the upper course and the lower course .
· The middle course of a river has a lower gradient compared to the upper course, leading to a decrease in the river's speed.
· The river becomes wider, and its channel becomes deeper and more stable.
· The middle course of a river is home to meanders, which are curves or bends in the river's path.
· Ox-bow lakes and flood plains are also common in the middle course of a river.
· An ox-bow lake is a U-shaped lake that forms when a meander is cut off from its original flow, creating a separate body of water.
· Ox-bow lakes and flood plains are also common in the middle course of a river.
See the following link for a description.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/oxbow-lake/
· The concave side is the outer bank of a river. Erosion is dominant.
· The convex side is the inner bank and deposition is dominant.
· A river cliff is a very steep slope created by erosion on the outside bend of a river.
· A slip-off slope is a depositional landform that occurs on the convex bank of a river.
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