A study into the bed load of the River Lemon

... A study into the bed load of the River Lemon Rivers dominate the landscape all over the world, producing widespread changes and affecting human and physical environments in many ways. Rivers are hugely variable because of factors such as climate, geology and human influences, but most follow similar patterns and have similar processes. Understanding these processes is essential for humans to live in harmony with rivers, and knowing how best to use and manage them. To understand these processes we can study river variables, such as velocity, efficiency and discharge, and how they change along the river's course. In this investigation I will try to find out how river variables change downstream in relation to the bed load. The bed load of a river is the material that sits at the bottom of the channel. The bed load is composed of material that is too heavy for the river to entrain

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