River Type

Curvature

Channel Morphology

Channel Stability

Channel Sand

Abandoned Channel Characteristics

Braided River

Low

Two or More Channels; Sand Islands and Sandbanks

Very Unstable, Rapid Migration

Channel Bar

No Oxbow Lake

Meandering River

High

Single Channel

Gradually Lateral Migration

Point Bar

Oxbow Lake

Anastomosing River

Low-Medium

Two or More Channels; Large Stable Sand Islands

Stable

No Channel Sandbanks; Little Point Bar

No Oxbow Lake; Abandoned Channel

Straight River

Very Low-Low

Single Channel

Unstable

Unstable Point Bar; Alternate Distribution

No Oxbow Lake