What are the characteristics of a river in its youthful stage?

      

List the characteristics of a river in its youthful stage.

  

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Maurice
(i) The river has waterfalls or rapids.

(ii) The river has potholes,plunge pools and interlocking spurs.

(iii) The river has a steep river gradient.

(iv) River channel is narrow and deep.

(v) V-shaped or steep-sided valley.

(vi) The river flows at a high speed.

(vii) The river channel is generally winding.

(viii) The vertical erosion is dominant.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 7, 2017 at 12:43


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