Braided river
network of river channels separated by small, and often temporary, islands called braid bars
A braided river is a network of small channels separated by islands that are often not fixed. In other words, the river channels wander across a flat area.
Braided rivers are found in places where the river carries a lot of sediment, and when it slows down and spreads out. The river delta of the Amazon River is a good example on a huge scale, and the Waimakariri River is a good example on a smaller scale.
Large systems
changeLarge braided river systems are found around the world:
All these regions contain young mountains that erode quickly.
Europe has three notably braided rivers: the Narew, in Poland and Belarus, the Tagliamento in northeastern Italy and the Vjosa River in Albania and Greece.
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