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<br />d. Straight streams <br /> <br />Alluvial channels of all types deviate from a straight <br />alignment and generally, a straight channel is conside,rE!d a <br />transitional stage to meanderin~J. <br /> <br />Even in straight channels, the thalweg will meander, <br /> <br />Straight channel reaches of more than 10 channel widths are <br />not common in nature. <br /> <br />e. Braided streams <br /> <br />A braided stream consists of multiple and interladng <br />channels, <br /> <br />Braiding is usually associated with large bed-load transport <br />and/or easily <eroded channel banks. <br /> <br />Braided streams are unstable and change alignment rapidly. <br /> <br />NOTES: <br /> <br />2.13 <br />