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MEANDER plan-forms have usefully been characterized by sine-generated curves1, with path lengths increasing as the meander develops until relatively stable smooth curves are achieved or until neck or chute cutoffs intervene2. Observation of gravel-bed rivers in Wales suggests that such symmetrical forms are less common, and that the later stages of meander development can involve more complex geometry.
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LEWIN, J. Late-stage Meander Growth. Nature Physical Science 240, 116 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci240116a0
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