Types Of Deposition

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- Deposition: Is the opposite of erosion, it is where a river lays down or drops the sediment that it is carrying. Rivers carry lots of different sediment, including boulders, cobbles, pebbles, gravel, sand, silt and clay/mud. Normally a river has the power to carry a sediment. If the force of a river drops, the river cannot carry sediment. This is when the river deposits its load.

- Oxbow Lake: The river slows down over flatter land on the inside of the corner and flows fast round the outside of the corner causing erosion. The slow speed in the inner corner causes the river to deposit its substances.