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Fluvial Styles and Facies Models
A. BRAIDED REACH: Note three to four active channels and extensive
bar platform areas.
B. WANDERING GRAVEL-BED REACH: Note one to two active channels,
sinuous outline, and less bar platform area than up�va!ley.
C; MEANDERING REACH: Note single channel, sinuous outline, and
restriction of bar platform areas to the insides of bends.
Fig. 8.22A-C. The transition from braided, through wandering, to meandering styles in the Squamish River, British
Columbia, Canada. (Brierley and Hickin 1991)
Fluvial Styles and Facies Models
A. BRAIDED REACH: Note three to four active channels and extensive
bar platform areas.
B. WANDERING GRAVEL-BED REACH: Note one to two active channels,
sinuous outline, and less bar platform area than up�va!ley.
C; MEANDERING REACH: Note single channel, sinuous outline, and
restriction of bar platform areas to the insides of bends.
Fig. 8.22A-C. The transition from braided, through wandering, to meandering styles in the Squamish River, British
Columbia, Canada. (Brierley and Hickin 1991)