GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Meanders are a result of the interaction of water flowing through a curved channel with the underlying river bed. This produces helicoidal flow, in which water moves from the outer to the inner bank along the river bed, then flows back to the outer bank near the surface of the river.

Detailed explanation-2: -A meander is a winding curve or bend in a river. They are typical of the middle and lower course of a river. This is because vertical erosion is replaced by a sideways form of erosion called LATERAL erosion, plus deposition within the floodplain.

Detailed explanation-3: -A meander is when water flows in a curvy, bendy path, like a snake. As a river makes its way through an area that is relatively flat, it often develops bends as it erodes its way through the path of least resistance. Once a meander starts, it often becomes more and more exaggerated.

Detailed explanation-4: -Meanders in a river. A meander is a bend in a river, also known as an oxbow loop. A stream or river flowing through a wide valley or flat plain will tend to form a meandering stream course as it alternatively erodes and deposits sediments along its course.

Detailed explanation-5: -A meander is a bend in a river. It starts with a slight bend. The water moves faster on the outside of the bend and slower on the inside of the bend. The fast water erodes the outside of the bend. The slower water deposits material on the inside of the bend.