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[[Fluvial]] processes form several '''channel patterns''', including:

*Straight, which are found in the most tectonically incised/active areas. This is more of a hypothetical end-member, and are not often found in nature. Straight-type channels can be found at [[alluvial fans]].

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

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*[[Sedimentary structures]]

*[[Fluvial]]

*[[List_of_landformsList of landforms#Fluvial_landformsFluvial landforms|Fluvial landforms]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Geomorphology]]

[[Category:Fluvial landforms]]

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