Meanders combining

Exploration of what happens when two meanders in a river, using the middle course of the river Severn as a case example, grow towards each other as a result of continuing erosion. This process eventually leads to the formation of an extra channel cut off from the rest of the river.

09 April 2013

40 seconds

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Landmarks—The River Severn, The Course of the River

Creation of a flood plain in the Severn
Duration: 00:25
Middle course of the River Severn
Duration: 00:32
The Severn bore
Duration: 02:13
River formation - meanders
Duration: 01:11

Creation of a flood plain in the Severn—The River Severn, The Course of the River
Duration: 00:25
Middle course of the River Severn—The River Severn, The Course of the River
Duration: 00:32
The Severn bore—The River Severn, The Course of the River
Duration: 02:13
Flooding on the River Severn 1995—The River Severn, Caring for the River
Duration: 00:29