ABSTRACT
The form of a channel is largely a function of the water and sediment supplied to it. Adjustments to channel form occur as a result of process feedbacks that exist between channel form, flow and sediment transport. At the reach scale, the type of adjustment that can take place is constrained by the valley setting, the nature of bed and bank materials, and bank vegetation. This gives rise to a wide diversity of different channel forms. In this chapter you will learn about:
● How the supply of water and sediment drive channel form adjustments.
