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Bedrock core bar
By riverstyles on April 2, 20190Bedrock core bar Position: In-channel Form Elongate bedrock ridge over which sediments have been draped and colonised by...
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Boulder mound
By riverstyles on April 2, 2019Boulder mound Position: In-channel Form Linguoid shaped boulder feature with a convex surface cross-section. Comprise a cluster of...
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Island
By riverstyles on April 2, 2019Island Position: In-channel Form Vegetated mid-channel bar. Can be emergent at bankfull stage. Generally compound forms, comprising an...
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Expansion bar
By riverstyles on April 2, 2019Expansion bar Position: In-channel Form Coarse-grained (up to boulder size) mid-channel bar with a fan-shaped planform. Streamlined ridge...
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Diagonal bar (diamond bar)
By riverstyles on April 2, 2019Diagonal bar (diamond bar) Position: In-channel Form Mid-channel unit bar, oriented diagonally to banks in gravel- and mixed-bed...
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Transverse bar (linguoid bar)
By riverstyles on April 2, 2019Transverse bar (linguoid bar) Position: In-channel Form Mid-channel unit bar, oriented perpendicular to flow, generally found at points...
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Longitudinal bar (median bar)
By riverstyles on April 2, 2019Longitudinal bar (median bar) Position: In-channel Form Mid-channel, elongate, teardrop-shaped unit bar, formed in flow direction in gravel-...
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Riffle and pool
By riverstyles on April 2, 2019Riffle and pool Position: In-channel Form Riffle Topographic highs along an undulating reach-scale longitudinal profile. They occur at...
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Pot hole
By riverstyles on April 2, 2019Pot hole Position: In-channel Form Deep, circular scour features occur in bedrock. Process description Pot holes are sculpted...
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Plunge pool
By riverstyles on April 2, 2019Plunge pool Position: In-channel Form Deep, circular, scour feature formed at the base of a bedrock step. ...
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