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Tag: erosion

Migrating Meanders

30th January 2019 Sandra

We’ve seen how the main flow of the river, the strongest current and fastest speed, is on the outside of…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Rivers Filed under: deposition, erosion, meander, meander migration, point bar, river, river cliff, slip-off slope

Meanders – The Outside Story

16th January 2019 Sandra

The long profile shows us how the River Severn loses most of its height in its first 10 miles. As…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Rivers Filed under: erosion, landslip, long profile, meander, river, river cliff

Potholes

5th October 2018 Sandra

We saw last time that as the river moves the pebbles around, they crash into each other and bits break…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Rivers Filed under: abrasion, attrition, erosion, pothole, river

On The Bed

28th September 2018 Sandra

In the upstream area of a river, where the water isn’t too deep, you can more clearly see what is…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Rivers Filed under: attrition, erosion, river

Conservation on Scilly

18th July 2018 Sandra

Most of the land in Scilly is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall.  Some of it is rented out to…

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Posted in: Conservation, Scilly Isles, South West Filed under: cliffs, conservation, erosion, habitat, Scilly Isles

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