Earth
Why do rivers change direction?
Because flowing water follows the easiest path downhill. Floods, landslides, erosion and shifting sediment can block one channel and open another. Over time, a river may bend, split or abandon an old route.
Earth
Because flowing water follows the easiest path downhill. Floods, landslides, erosion and shifting sediment can block one channel and open another. Over time, a river may bend, split or abandon an old route.