THE RIVER’S LONG

PROFILE
 The 3 courses of the river:
1) Upper course
2) Middle course
3) Lower course
 Upper course
• Erosion is the main process here
• Terrain is steep
• The river is not very wide and deep
 Middle course
• The processes in the middle course
include both erosion and deposition
• The terrain is less steep
• The river is wider and deeper than in
the upper course
 Lower course
• Deposition is the main process here
• Terrain is flat
• The river is quite wide and deep