River Deposition

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River Deposition occurs when the energyEnergy is the ability to do work. Energy exists in several forms such as heat, kinetic or mechanical energy, light, potential energy, and electrical energy. Units of Energy: The SI unit... More a river possesses is greatly reduced; therefore, the river is no longer able to carry the rocks, pebbles and sediments it contains.

River deposition starts with the bulky materials being deposited first, like pebbles, stones and boulders.

The deposition continues until the smallest materials are dropped, like fine sediments, including silt and clay materials. In Rivers, it is possible for loads (such as rocks, pebbles and sediments) that have been previously deposited to start to move or travel through the river channel again when the river gains more energy.

At the lower course of a river, when a river is flooded, a large part of its water spreads onto the valley floor from bank to bank.