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In the lower course of rivers, the channels are wide and deep, and the discharge is at its highest. Typical features of lower course riverscapes include:
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increases and the gradient flattens out. Typical features of middle course riverscapes include:
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is the prominent land-forming process. Typical features of upper course riverscapes include:
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is sometimes used to indicate the same type of landscape as a riverscape, or only the
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which means "relating to or found on a river or the banks of a river".
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for the word 'riverscape'. Related terms used in visual arts include '
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Riverscape of the upper course of the Skógá River (
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Index


Kugruk River
Alaska
landscape
river
landforms
meanders
oxbow lakes
levees
river groynes

Rhine
Netherlands
riverbank
agricultural
fertile
soil
adjective

Iceland
channels
erosion
Interlocking spurs
Braided channels
Giant's kettles
Plunge pools
Alluvial fans
Tributaries
Waterfalls
Potholes

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