What is Braided river?
[[Image:Waimakariri01 gobeirne.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The [[Waimakariri River]] in the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]] is a braided river]] [[File:Poland Narew Góra Strękowa.jpg|thumb|230px|A marvellous photo of a flat plain bearing a braided river in [[Poland]]: The [[Narew]] at Strękowa Góra]] [[File:White River 5965.JPG|thumb|right|230px|The [[White River]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] State ]] A '''braided river''' is a [[network]] of small channels separated by [[island]]s that are often not fixed. In other words, the river channels wander across a flat area. Braided rivers are found in places where the river carries a lot of [[sediment]], and when it slows down and spreads out. The [[river delta]] of the [[Amazon River]] is a good example on a huge scale, and the [[Waimakariri River]] is a good example on a smaller scale. == Large systems == Large braided river systems are found around the world: * [[Alaska]] * [[Canada]] * [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]] * the [[Himalayas]] All these regions contain young [[mountain]]s that [[erosion|erode]] quickly. [[Europe]] has three notably braided rivers: the [[Narew]], in [[Poland]] and [[Belarus]], the [[Tagliamento]] in northeastern [[Italy]] and the Vjosa River in Albania and Greece. == Related pages == *[[Meander]] ==Other websites== *{{commonscat-inline}} [[Category:Rivers]]