point bar
**Definition:** A deposit of sand, gravel, or sediment that accumulates on the inside of a river bend, where the current is slowest. As the outer bank erodes, the inner bank builds — the river destroys on one side and creates on the other, simultaneously.
A deposit of sand, gravel, or sediment that accumulates on the inside of a river bend, where the current is slowest. As the outer bank erodes, the inner bank builds — the river destroys on one side and creates on the other, simultaneously.
Etymology
Geomorphology term — the "point" is the inside tip of the meander curve.
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