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Big Bend (Mexico)
Big Bend generally refers to a major change in course or large meander in a river. It may refer to: Geographic locations Canada * Big Bend Country, the region around the northernmost section of the Columbia River in British Columbia * Big Bend Peak, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta * Big Bend Ranges, a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia United States * Big Bend (Florida), an informally named geographic region of North Florida * Big Bend Coast, part of the Florida coast on the Gulf of Mexico * Big Bend (Texas), in western Texas north of the Rio Grande * Big Bend (Colorado River, Utah), a meander * Big Bend (Missouri River), a meander in South Dakota * Big Bend of the Columbia River, a wide curve near Wenatchee, Washington Elsewhere * Big Bend, South Australia, of the Murray River Inhabited places Canada * Big Bend, British Columbia, now inundated by Kinbasket Lake * Big Bend, Burnaby, a neighbourhood in Burnaby, Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meander
A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the Channel (geography), channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erosion, erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank (cut bank, cut bank or river cliff) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex bank which is typically a point bar. The result of this coupled erosion and sedimentation is the formation of a sinuous course as the channel migrates back and forth across the axis of a floodplain. The zone within which a meandering stream periodically shifts its channel is known as a meander belt. It typically ranges from 15 to 18 times the width of the channel. Over time, meanders migrate downstream, sometimes in such a short time as to create civil engineering challenges for local municipalities attempting to maintain stable roads and bridges.Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl Jr., and J.A. Jackson, J.A., eds. (2005) ''Glossary of Geology'' (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
