The development of a river channel into multiple interweaving strands separated by temporary sand and gravel bars, typical of streams carrying a heavy sediment load with highly variable discharge, such as those fed by glacial meltwater. The channel pattern shifts constantly as bars form, erode and reform with each flood.
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Process TypeThe source describes braided channels in rivers but does not name the atlas process-type category. Connections
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1. Braided river (Wikipedia)
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Braided streams tend to occur in rivers with high sediment loads or coarse grain sizes, and in rivers with steeper slopes than typical rivers with straight or meandering channel patterns.
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