Using examples from a river you know, describe and account for changes that occur in the channel as you go downstream

... Using examples from a river you know, describe and account for changes that occur in the channel as you go downstream The River Rhône is one of Europe's great rivers, stretching 813 kilometres from south-west Switzerland to its delta near Marseilles. For hundreds of years it was considered an unpredictable, violent river, but, through the actions of man, its character has changed completely. The Rhône begins its life on the Rhône glacier in the Swiss Alps. Unlike most rivers, the Rhône is fed by melt-water, making it unpredictable. Whilst other rivers will only flood during the spring, the Rhône theoretically can flood any time of the year. Temperature changes of only four degrees Celsius can drastically affect the discharge of the river. The river during this upstream stage has a lot of energy, since the gradient down which the river flows is unusually steep. This results in a flow that is typical of

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