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The folw of water is gradually eroding this bank. Compare to the opposite side. What might happen here over time?

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A weir is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the river level. This controls the flow of water into the Manchester Ship canal.

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The loops and curves of a slow-moving river are called meanders. Meanders are formed by erosion and occur where a river has worn away its banks.

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The end of a river is called the mouth. Some rivers flow into the sea but other rivers flow into lakes or bigger rivers.

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The source is where a river starts its journey and is usually found in the hills or mountains or when two rivers meet

Some rivers begin at springs where water naturally seeps or gushes from the ground, others are formed when rain or melted snow runs as surface water into streams.

A river can have more than one source.

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An oxbow lake is a lake, or area of water, in a U-shape. It is made by special bends in a river, called meanders, getting farther away from the river until they become separate. The river becomes straight and the bend becomes a lake