Geography · Geomorphology
What causes a river to split into multiple channels or branches as it approaches the sea?
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- 1The construction of artificial artificial dams upstream
- 2Sediment deposition that raises the river bed and obstructs the single channel✓
- 3The erosive action of strong ocean waves pushing inland
- 4A sudden increase in the river's gradient and velocity
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Sediment deposition that raises the river bed and obstructs the single channel
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