Rivers don’t flow in straight lines for long—and there’s solid science behind that. This episode explores the principles of ...

Large wood (LW) in the river corridor (channel/s and surrounding floodplain) influences hydraulics, sediment deposition and erosion pattern, provides habitat and nutrients for biota, and influences ...

When the river loses energy, it drops any of the material it has been carrying. This is known as deposition. The rate of erosion, transportation and deposition varies along a river’s course and ...

The Chesapeake Bay is the continental United States' largest estuary, spanning approximately 320 kilometers (200 miles) between northeastern Maryland and Virginia Beach. Like many coastal ecosystems, ...

The River Conwy in North Wales flows through Snowdonia. In the past, the valleys of Snowdonia were carved out by vast ice sheets. Today, flowing water shapes the landscape. Freeze-thaw weathering ...