 Bank erosion and point bar deposition as seen on the Powder River in Montana. Image by United States Geological Survey, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Cliff RiversCut bank Cut bank Outside bank of a water channel, which is continually undergoing erosion For other uses, see Cut Bank (disambiguation). A cut bank, also known as a river cliff or river-cut cliff, is the outside bank of a curve (meander) in a water channel (stream), which is continually undergoing erosion.[1] Cut banks are found in abundance along mature or meandering streams, they are located opposite the slip-off slope on the inside of the stream meander. They are shaped much like a small cliff, and are formed as the stream collides with the river bank. It is the opposite of a point bar, which is an area of deposition of material eroded upstream in a cut bank.[2] This article… (Source: Wikipedia)
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