10.6H| Exercise: The Origin of Incised Meanders

  • Due Mar 24, 2024 at 11:59pm
  • Points 8
  • Questions 8
  • Available Jan 15, 2024 at 12am - Mar 25, 2024 at 11:59pm
  • Time Limit None
  • Allowed Attempts 3

Instructions

How did this happen?? What kind of stream channel do we see? Meandering? Straight? 

Entrenched meandering stream. A meandering river contained in a steep, meandering, V-shaped valley.
Entrenched meandering stream.  A meandering river contained in a steep, meandering, V-shaped valley. 

Instructions

After watching and listening, considering the lecture, completing the assigned lecture reading, and familiarizing yourself with stream-related landform features, you should be able to complete this exercise. You have two attempts and no time limit.  

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Time Needed

About 10-20 minutes. 

Learning Objectives

  • Identify and describe how landforms are created by stream erosion and deposition
  • Calculate sinuosity and gradient and describe the relationship between the two
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