river bifurcation

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• River bifurcation — (from Latin furca , fork) is the separation of a stream into two parts. The creation of distributaries are the consequences of bifurcation. Bifurcation ratioOne quantitative measure of a drainage basin is the bifurcation ratio. Robert E. Horton… …   Wikipedia

• Bifurcation — means the splitting of a main body into two parts.Bifurcation or Bifurcated may refer to:*Bifurcation (law), the division of issues in a trial for example the division of a page into two parts. *Bifurcation theory, the study of bifurcation in… …   Wikipedia

• River delta — Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. The Nile is an example of a wave dominated delta that has the classic Greek delta (Δ) shape after which river deltas were named. A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river where that… …   Wikipedia

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium

• Mojave River — Coordinates: 36°06′20″N 116°03′53″W / 36.10556°N 116.06472°W / 36.10556; 116.06472 …   Wikipedia

• Avulsion (river) — In sedimentary geology and fluvial geomorphology, avulsion is the rapid abandonment of a river channel and the formation of a new river channel. Avulsions occur as a result of channel slopes that are much lower than the slope that the river could …   Wikipedia

• Kotra River — Infobox River river name = Kotra River caption = origin = 22 km southeast from Varėna mouth = Neman River basin countries = Belarus, Lithuania length = 109 km elevation = mouth elevation = discharge = 12.8 m³/s watershed = 2010 km²Kotra River (… …   Wikipedia

• Casiquiare canal-Orinoco River hydrographic divide — Infobox River | river name = Casiquiare canal origin = Orinoco River mouth = Rio Negro basin countries = Venezuela length = 326 km watershed = 42,300 km²The Casiquiare canal Orinoco River hydrographic divide is a representation of the… …   Wikipedia

• Magdalena River — River, south central and northern Colombia. It rises on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains in southern Colombia and flows northward for about 950 mi (1,530 km) to empty into the Caribbean Sea near Barranquilla. It has been a major… …   Universalium

• Coleroon River — ▪ river, India       river, Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nādu) state, southeastern India. Formed by the northern bifurcation of the Kaveri (Cauvery) River (Kaveri River) at Srirangam, the Coleroon River flows between the South Arcot and Thanjavur regions… …   Universalium

• Torne River — Infobox River river name = Torne river (Tornionjoki) caption = Torne River at Tornio length = 521.63 km [http://www.smhi.se/sgn0102/n0204/vdragreg.pdf Vattendragsregistret] ] elevation = origin = | Lake Torne mouth = Gulf of Bothnia discharge =… …   Wikipedia