Long profile and Cross profile The long and Cross profiles of a river including the River Tees example 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEAQA Created by: JemmaSnowdonCreated on: 28-04-18 11:34 Upper long Profile Landfroms -WATERFALLS- PLUNGE POOLS -INTERLOCKING SPURS -GORGES -V-SHAPED VALLEY 1 of 9 Middle long Profile Landfroms -MEANDERS 2 of 9 Lower long Profile Landfroms -ESTURARIES -FLOODPLAINS -LEVEES -OX-BOW LAKES 3 of 9 Upper Cross Profile -VERY NARROW, SHALLOW CHANNEL -STEEP-SIDED, DEEP, V SHAPED VALLEY -RIVER TAKES UP MOST OF THE VALLEY FLOOR 4 of 9 Middle Cross Profile -CHANNEL BECOMES WIDER -MANY RIVERS WILL BE OVER A METRE DEEP -VALLEY BROADENS OUT -NOW HAS A SMALL FLOODPLAIN -VALLEY SIDES NOT AS STEEP 5 of 9 Lower Cross Profile -CHANNEL BECOMES WIDER STILL -A SAMLL RIVER MAY ONLY BE 5-10 METRES WIDE -LARGE EXPANSE OF FLAT FLOODPLAIN ON OTHERSIDE OF RIVER 6 of 9 RIVER TEES - Upper Long Profile -STONG VERTICAL EROSION -FORMATIONS OF INTERLOCKING SPURS, WATERFALLS AND GORGES -RIVER OCCUPIES WHOLE VALLEY FLOOR -NO LATERAL EROSION 7 of 9 RIVER TEES - Middle Long Profile -EORSION + DEPOSITION BEGINNING TO BE BALANCED -DISCHARGE INCREASES - RESULTS IN MEANDERS FORMING 8 of 9 RIVER TEES - Lower Long Profile -DEPOSITION DOMINANT -RIVER CHANNEL MOVES FREELY ACROOS FLOODPLAIN -EXTENDS SIDEWAYS + SEAWARDS FORMING AN ESUTARY -FORMATION = ETUARIES, OX-BOW LAKES + LEVEES 9 of 9
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