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*[[Braided river]]s, which form in (tectonically active) areas that have a larger sedimentary load than the discharge of the river and a high gradient.

*[[Meandering river]]s, which form a [[sinuous]] path in a usually low-gradient plain toward the end of a fluvial system.

*[[Anastomosis#Geography and hydrology|Anastomosed river]] is a rare case of a relatively straight, complicated vertical sequence of river deposits with banks held together by dense [[vegetation]].

== See also ==

*{{annotated link|Channel types}}

*{{annotated link|Depositional environment}}

*{{annotated link|SedimentaryDrainage structuressystem (geomorphology)}}

*{{annotated link|Fluvial processes}}

*{{annotated link|Fluvial landforms}}

*{{annotated link|Fluvial processes}}

*{{annotated link|Sedimentary structures}}

== References ==

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== Further reading==

*Prothero, D. R. and Schwab, F., 1996, Sedimentary Geology, pg. 137-167, {{ISBN|0-7167-2726-9}}