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Download Solution PDFAn aggrading type river is a :
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UKPSC JE Civil 8 May 2022 Official Paper-II
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Option 2 : Silting river
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Download Solution PDFConcept:
Aggrading Rivers:
- These rivers collect sediments and build up its bed by silting.
- As the silting process goes on, the bed slope of aggrading rivers get increased, which is shown below.
- Aggrading rivers also known as Accreting Rivers.
Additional Information
- The rivers which displaces sediment and carry on scouring are known as degrading rivers.
- The river which curves and bends back and forth across the landscape and swings from side to side is called meandering rivers and this process is known as meandering.
- In the absence of rain, many seasonal rivers show depletion in flow in the dry season because the source of water starts depleting.
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