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Stream features at Woodgate Valley

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Bourn brook
Erosion is where the water wears away the stream bank.
erosion
This is where the stream floods and deposits material.
flood plain
A tributary is a smaller stream (or river) which joins a larger one.
tributary


pollution
Gabions are stones in wire cages which prevent erosion of the stream bank.
Man-made features
Meanders are curves in the stream.
meanders
A stream cliff is formed where the banks are eroded away.
stream cliff
A stream beach is formed when eroded material is deposited.
stream beach